Kanji 省: government ministry, conserve, omit

Key takeaways

Kanji 省: government ministry, conserve, omit. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

省

Meaning

government ministryconserveomit

On reading

セイショウ

Kun reading

かえり.みるはぶ.く

Radical

目

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 省

government ministry, conserve, omit

Kanji structure breakdown

省

Structure breakdown

少 + 目

Mnemonic story

Imagine narrowing your eyes (目) to look closely and reflect on your actions. It also carries the meaning of 'omitting' by making what the eye (目) sees fewer (少) or smaller.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

セイ

省略しょうりゃく
omission / abbreviation / abridgment
反省はんせい
reflection / reconsideration / introspection

Kun reading

かえり.みる

省みるかえりみる
to reflect / to look back
省くはぶく
omit / leave out / exclude

Commonly used words

省略
しょうりゃく
omission / abbreviation / abridgment
反省
はんせい
reflection / reconsideration / introspection
省みる
かえりみる
to reflect / to look back
省く
はぶく
omit / leave out / exclude

Example sentences

Example 1

過去の失敗を省みる。

Translation

I reflect on my past mistakes.

Example 2

自分の行動を省みてください。

Translation

Please reflect on your actions.

Example 3

文章の一部を省略しました。

Translation

I omitted part of the text.

Example 4

報告書で細かい部分を省略した。

Translation

I left out the detailed parts in the report.

Kanji 省: government ministry, conserve, omit

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

省みる (かえりみる): meaning and examples

省略 (しょうりゃく): meaning and examples

反省 (はんせい): meaning and examples

省く (はぶく): meaning and examples