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省しょうあって国くになし
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. each ministry thinks only of its own good, but not of the good of the country; (lit.) when there are ministries, there is no country
Kanji used
省
cut down and focus
国
country
Composed of
① （歴史）律令制における行政機関。② （政治）内閣制度における行政機関で内閣下にあっては最上位層に属するもの。③ 現代中国の地方行政区分。
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)