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通産省 (つうさんしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

通つう産さん省しょう

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Meanings

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noun

Ministry of International Trade and Industry; MITI

historical termabbreviation

Historical term for the Japanese ministry that existed from 1949 to 2001; now reorganized as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業省).

通つう産さん省しょうは2001年ねんに経けい済ざい産さん業ぎょう省しょうに再さい編へん

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The Ministry of International Trade and Industry was reorganized into the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2001.

Kanji

通traffic, pass through, avenue
産products, bear, give birth
省government ministry, conserve, omit

Similar words

経けい済ざい産さん業ぎょう省しょう
The current ministry that succeeded MITI in 2001; 通産省 is the historical predecessor.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 通商産業省 (つうしょうさんぎょうしょう), the full name of the ministry.