省庁

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
省	庁
しょう Grade: 4	ちょう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
省廳 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 省 (shō, “ministry”) +‎ 庁 (chō, “agency”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょーちょー (Atamadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

省(しょう)庁(ちょう) • (shōchō) ^{←しやうちやう (syautyau)^?}

(government) government ministries and agencies ; government offices, the authorities
関係(かんけい)省庁(しょうちょう)
kankei shōchō
relevant government offices

2001(にせんいち) 年(ねん)の中(ちゅう)央(おう)省(しょう)庁(ちょう)再(さい)編(へん)により、1府(いっぷ) 22(にじゅうに) 省(しょう)庁(ちょう)が 1府(いっぷ) 12(じゅうに) 省(しょう)庁(ちょう)に再(さい)編(へん)されました。
Nisen'ichi nen no chūō shōchō saihen ni yori, ippu nijūni shōchō ga ippu jūni shōchō ni saihen sare mashita.
As a result of the Central Government Reform in 2001, one Office and 22 ministries and agencies were reorganized into one Office and 12 ministries and agencies.

Synonyms

中(ちゅう)央(おう)省(しょう)庁(ちょう) (chūō shōchō, “central government ministries and agencies”)
官(かん)庁(ちょう) (kanchō, “government office, government agency, authorities”)
行(ぎょう)政(せい)機(き)構(こう) (gyōsei kikō, “administrative organization, administrative system, administrative structure”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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