文部科学省

Japanese

Kanji in this term
文	部	科	学	省
もん Grade: 1	ぶ Grade: 3	か Grade: 2	がく Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 4
goon

Alternative spelling
文部科學省 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Blend of 文部省 (Monbu-shō, “Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture”) +‎ 科学技術庁 (Kagaku-gijitsu-chō, “Science and Technology Agency”), the two government entities that merged in 2001.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) もんぶかがくしょー [mòńbúkágáꜜkùshòò] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [mõ̞mbɯ̟ᵝka̠ɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝɕo̞ː]

Proper noun

文(もん)部(ぶ)科(か)学(がく)省(しょう) • (Monbu-kagaku-shō) 

1. (government) the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology

   Synonyms: 文科省 (Monka-shō), MEXT (Mekusuto)

Derived terms

• 文部科(もんぶか)学(がく)大臣(だいじん) (Monbu-kagaku daijin, “Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology”)
• 文部科(もんぶか)学(がく)白書(はくしょ) (Monbu-kagaku hakusho, “annual white paper report from said ministry”)

See also

• 科(か)学(がく)研究(けんきゅう)費(ひ)補助金(ほじょきん) (kagaku kenkyūhi hojokin)