Word Meaning 省あって国なし

しょうあってくになし shouattekuninashi

省あって国なし is read as しょうあってくになし (shouattekuninashi) and means each ministry thinks only of its own good, but not of the good of the country.

Meaning

English

each ministry thinks only of its own good, but not of the good of the country
when there are ministries, there is no country

Reading

Kana

しょうあってくになし

Romaji

shouattekuninashi

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 47331 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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国務省

こくむしょう

State Department

国家軍政省

こっかぐんせいしょう

National Military Establishment (forerunner to the US Department of Defense; 1947-1949)

国土交通省

こくどこうつうしょう

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

国交省

こっこうしょう

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

国防総省

こくぼうそうしょう

Department of Defense (US)

国防省

こくぼうしょう

Department of Defense (USA)

米国土安全保障省

べいこくどあんぜんほしょうしょう

Department of Homeland Security

国土安全保障省

こくどあんぜんほしょうしょう

Department of Homeland Security

アメリカ国土安全保障省

あめりかこくどあんぜんほしょうしょう

Department of Homeland Security (US)

三省堂国語辞典

さんせいどうこくごじてん

Sanseido Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)

省略

しょうりゃく

omission

省みる

かえりみる

to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.)