省

focus, ministry

JLPT N2 Grade 4 9 strokes

Kun'yomi: かえり.みる・はぶ.く
On'yomi: セイ・ショウ
Radical: 目 · eye (eye, look)

省 means "focus, ministry". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 9 strokes. It is read かえり.みる・はぶ.く in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セイ・ショウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

省 in example sentences

七なな年ねんぶりに帰省きせいしました。

Nana nenburi ni kisei shimashita.

After an absence of seven years, I went home.
それでだいぶ手間てまが省はぶける。

Sore de daibu tema ga habukeru.

That will save me a lot of trouble.
これで手間てまがだいぶ省はぶけるだろう。

Kore de tema ga daibu habukeru darou.

This will save you a lot of trouble.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 省 mean?: 省 means "focus, ministry". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 省 have?: 省 is written in 9 strokes.
How is 省 read?: It is read かえり.みる・はぶ.く in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セイ・ショウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 省?: 省 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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