同どう省しょう

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

the same ministry; the said ministry

Used in formal or journalistic contexts to refer back to a ministry previously mentioned. Often appears in news articles and official documents.

同どう省しょうは来らい年ねん度どの予よ算さん案あんを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The ministry announced its budget proposal for the next fiscal year.
この問もん題だいについて、同どう省しょうはコメントを控ひかえている。
The ministry has refrained from commenting on this issue.

Usage patterns

同どう省しょうによるとaccording to the ministry (previously mentioned)
同どう省しょうによると、来らい年ねん度どから新あたらしい制せい度どが始はじまる。
According to the ministry, a new system will start from next fiscal year.
同どう省しょうは〈事こと〉を発はっ表ぴょうしたthe ministry announced (something)
同どう省しょうは新あらたな規き制せい案あんを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The ministry announced a new regulatory proposal.

Kanji

同same, agree, equal
省government ministry, conserve, omit

Related words

当とう該がい
当該 is a general formal word meaning 'the said/in question' that can modify any noun, while 同省 specifically refers back to a previously mentioned ministry.
同どう局きょく
同局 is the back-reference word for a bureau or station, whereas 同省 is used instead when referring back to a government ministry.

Don't confuse with

同どう社しゃ
同社 refers back to 'the same company' whereas 同省 refers back to 'the same ministry', so the two are easy to mix up in news writing.
同どう局きょく
同局 refers back to 'the same bureau/station' while 同省 refers back to 'the same ministry', so context is needed to tell them apart.

Etymology

Compound of 同 (どう, 'same') and 省 (しょう, 'ministry'). A standard Sino-Japanese formation used in formal reference.