noun
Minister of Finance; Treasurer
Abbreviation of 財務大臣. Used in news and formal contexts to refer to the Japanese Minister of Finance or equivalent foreign officials.
See also: 財務大臣
財務相は来週の会議で演説する予定だ。
The Minister of Finance is scheduled to speak at the meeting next week.
Full formal title; 財務相 is the abbreviated form used in headlines and official shorthand.
Abbreviation of 財務大臣 (ざいむだいじん), formed by combining 財務 (finance) and 相 (minister).