しょう
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. ministry; department
2. province (of China)
Noun
3. saving; conserving
Kanji used
cut down and focus
Pitch accent
しょ
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Used in vocabulary (85 in total)
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)