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])[1]
  • 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)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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