環かん境きょう大だい臣じん

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Meanings

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noun

Minister of the Environment

Official title for the head of Japan's Ministry of the Environment. Used in government, news, and formal contexts.

ring, circle, loop

境boundary, border, region

大large, big

臣retainer, subject

環かん境きょう省しょう
環境省 is the Ministry of the Environment itself, while 環境大臣 is the minister who heads it.

Compound of 環境 (environment) and 大臣 (minister).