Keyword
government minister
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig911
Readings
しん
(59%)
じん
(29%)
おみ
(7%)
(1%)
Used in kanji (12 in total)
princess
supervise
stash
face something
Used in vocabulary (114 in total)
cabinet minister
vassal; retainer
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
chief vassal; senior statesman
loyal retainer; loyal subject
subject; national
Minister for Foreign Affairs
old or key retainer
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
courtier; attendant
ruler and ruled; master and servant
immediate follower (of the shogun)
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
treacherous retainer
surviving retainer
Home Minister (pre-1947)
minister of state; cabinet minister (Japan)
a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I
vassal; attendant
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
Minister of Education
meritorious retainer
(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
crafty courtier; traitor
Army Minister; Minister of War
Minister of the Environment
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
status of a subject
subjects; retainers
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
military retainer
Minister of Construction
influential vassal; powerful retainer; powerful courtier
strategist; tactician; schemer
Minister of the Imperial Household
Minister of Health and Welfare
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (Meiji-Taisho)
State Minister in Charge of Financial Affairs
Minister for Reconstruction
rebels against one's lord and one's parents; rebellious (treacherous) subject; traitor
wise and able retainer
loyalty to one's master
serving as a retainer
State Minister in Charge of Regulatory Reform
disloyalty; unfaithfulness
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)
rebel; insurrectionist; traitor
Minister of Transport
rebellious retainer
to rise to the highest possible rank
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Minister of Home Affairs
loyal retainer
minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
favored retainer
foreign retainer
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
low-rank retainer
civil official (esp. dealing with literary matters)
slanderous retainer; libelous vassal
nominal (figurehead) minister; titular minister
Minister of International Trade and Industry
the cabinet minister in charge
rebellious retainer
Ason (second highest of the eight hereditary titles)
close adviser; close advisor
minister without a portfolio
favored retainer; favoured retainer
retainer who dares to dissuade his lord
favorite courtier; favourite courtier
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
State Minister in Charge of Postal Services Privatization
State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy
grand purification ceremony (so-called because it was overseen by the Nakatomi family)
grand purification ceremony (so-called because it was overseen by the Nakatomi family)
downstage left pillar (on a noh stage)
townspeople; the common people
Examples (19 in total)
Government ministers are certain to welcome such proposals.
I spoke to the minister himself.
The minister approved the building plans.