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文部科学省 (monbukagakushou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

文もん部ぶ科か学がく省しょう

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Meanings

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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT

Official name of the Japanese government ministry overseeing education, culture, sports, science, and technology.

文もん部ぶ科か学がく省しょうは新あたらしい学がく習しゅう指し導どう要よう領りょうを発はっ表

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The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced new curriculum guidelines.

Kanji

文sentence, literature, style
部section, bureau, dept
科department, course, section
学study, learning, science
省government ministry, conserve, omit

Related words

教きょう育いく委い員いん会かい
文部科学省 is the national ministry overseeing education, science and culture, while 教育委員会 is typically a local or regional board handling day-to-day educational administration.

Don't confuse with

文もん部ぶ省しょう
文部省 was the ministry's name until 2001, when it was reorganized and renamed 文部科学省, so learners often confuse the two as if they were interchangeable.

Word family

Etymology

Compound of 文部 (education) + 科学 (science) + 省 (ministry), formed in 2001 from the merger of the former Ministry of Education and the Science and Technology Agency.

文もん部ぶ科か学がく省しょう検けん定てい済ずみ教きょう科か書しょ

MEXT-approved textbook; government-authorized textbook