省しょう営えい

noun

government-operated; operated by a ministry

Used for enterprises, facilities, or services run by a national government ministry, such as railways, hospitals, or utilities. Often appears in historical contexts or in names of former public corporations.

• 省しょう営えい鉄てつ道どうは戦せん後ご、国こく鉄てつに統とう合ごうされた。

  The government-operated railways were merged into the Japanese National Railways after the war.

• この病びょう院いんはもともと省しょう営えいだった。

  This hospital was originally operated by the ministry.