文 部 省

Wén bù shěngdictionary entry

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased to exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

文部省 文部省 [Wen2 bu4 sheng3] /Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased to exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry/

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Reference information

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Character information

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文
wén
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
Wén
surname Wen
部
bù
ministry / department / section / part / division / troops / board / classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
省
shěng
to save; to economize; to be frugal / to omit; to delete; to leave out / province / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government)
xǐng
(bound form) to scrutinize / (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct) / (bound form) to come to realize / (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

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