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国土交通相 (こくどこうつうしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

国こく土ど交こう通つう相しょう

Meanings

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noun

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation

Official title for the Japanese cabinet minister overseeing land, infrastructure, transport, and tourism. Often abbreviated as 国交相 in news contexts.

国こく土ど交こう通つう相しょうは新あたらしい交こう通つう政せい策さくを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation announced a new transport policy.

Kanji

国country
土soil, earth, ground
交mingle, mixing, association
通

traffic, pass through, avenue

相inter-, mutual, together

Similar words

国こっ交こう相しょう
Common abbreviation for 国土交通相, used in news headlines and informal political discussion.
国こく土ど交こう通つう省しょう
The ministry itself (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism), not the minister.

Etymology

Compound of 国土 (national land), 交通 (transportation), and 相 (minister).