Memory phrase for the character: 省

省

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Meaning

ministry, reflect, exclude, omission

Pronunciation

 SEI, SHŌ
habuku, kaerimiru

Explanation

 Top: few, little 少 (Such a small 小 stroke ノ is too little.), bottom: eye 目

Mnemonic
 
Only few eyes in a ministry reflect about omissions.

Radicals

少 few
目 eyeImage of an eye with a central pupil 口.
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 Vocabulary

省く はぶく  to omit, to eliminate, to curtail, to economize
省みる かえりみる  to reflect
省エネ しょうえね  Energy saving
省略 しょうりゃく  omission, abbreviation, abridgment
反省 はんせい  reflection, reconsideration, meditation
省... しょう...   ... ministry, department

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