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無任所大臣 (むにんしょだいじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

無む任にん所しょ大だい臣じん

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Meanings

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minister without portfolio

A cabinet minister who is not assigned a specific ministry; often handles special assignments or acts as a coordinating figure.

彼かれは無む任にん所しょ大だい臣じんとして経けい済ざい政せい策さくの調ちょう整

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As a minister without portfolio, he was in charge of coordinating economic policy.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
任responsibility, duty, term
所place, extent
大large, big
臣retainer, subject

Related words

国こく務む大だい臣じん
国務大臣 is a broader term for any minister of state, while 無任所大臣 specifically refers to one without a specific portfolio.

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無む任にん所しょ+大だい臣じん

Etymology

Compound of 無任所 (no assigned post) and 大臣 (minister). The term is a direct translation of the English 'minister without portfolio'.