Keyword
cut down and focus
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig131
Readings
せい
(52%)
はぶ
(9%)
Composed of
few
eye
Used in vocabulary (160 in total)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
homecoming; returning home
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
sign of remorse; indication of regret
Ministry of Defense
self-examination; reflection
ministries and government offices; the authorities
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
energy conservation; economical use of energy
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
written apology; written statement of regret
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
introspection; reflection on one's self
Ministry of Justice
Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; Ministry of Defence (UK, etc.)
Ministry of the Environment
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
reflection; consideration
to eliminate waste
Ministry of Justice (1871-1948)
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
in the ministry; in the department
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
Department of the Army; Ministry of the Army (Japan; 1872-1945)
government railway line
Department of the Imperial Household
the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities
reflective; introspective
each ministry
Department of the Navy
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
frequent reflection (meditation)
Hubei Province (China)
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
Guangdong Province (China); Canton; Kwangtung
central government ministries and agencies
holiday traffic congestion caused by people travelling to their hometowns en masse
self-questioning; to self-question; to rethink; to reflect on oneself
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
labor saving; labour saving
conservation of electric power
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
lack of reflection (on one's conduct, failures, etc.); lack of self-examination; lack of introspection
Henan Province (China)
Zhejiang Province (China)
Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce (Meiji-Taisho)
Ministry of Divinities (1871-1872)
Shandong Province (China)
ministerial ordinance
Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
Hebei Province (China)
Department of Health; Ministry of Health
abbreviation; abbreviated style
Jiangsu Province (China)
Anhui Province (China)
Fujian Province (China)
Department of Commerce
(former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
energy conservation; economical use of energy; energy-saving
Gansu Province (China)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
Ministry of Construction
ministry in charge of military affairs (ritsuryo period); military command body (early Meiji period)
Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
Yunnan Province (China)
Hunan Province (China)
matters (issues) that need be reconsidered (reflected on)
government departments; ministries and agencies
Ministry of Tourism (Brazil, India, New Zealand, etc.); Department of Tourism (South Africa, Philippines, etc.)
Department of Education (e.g. USA, Australia); Ministry of Education
Ministry of Culture (e.g. in China)
Shanxi Province (China)
to urge (somebody) to reflect sincerely
Ministry of Religious Education (1872-1877)
Department of State Affairs (Tang-dynasty China)
Secretariat (Tang-dynasty China)
Shaanxi Province (China)
the eight ministries (under the Grand Council of State of the ritsuryo system)
Liaoning Province (China)
Jilin Province (China)
the said ministry; the same ministry
labor saving; reduction of labor
Jiangxi Province (China)
Ministry of Justice (1869-1871 CE); Ministry of Justice (under the ritsuryo system)
manpower reduction; personnel saving
Ministry of Central Affairs (under the ritsuryo system)
Chancellery (Tang-dynasty China)
a certain ministry; an unspecified ministry
Guizhou Province (China)
Home Ministry Police Affairs Bureau (1876-1947)
Heilongjiang Province (China)
Ministry of Popular Affairs (1869-1871); Ministry of Popular Affairs (under the ritsuryo system)
Ministry of Home Affairs (1960-2001)
Statistics Bureau of Japan; SBJ; (lit.) Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
person from one's own province (China); person whose ancestors lived in Taiwan before the Kuomintang-related immigration wave
to save labor; to save labour
interests of a ministry; departmental interests
Hainan Province (China)
I have nothing to be ashamed of; I have a clean conscience
provincial capital (of China)
Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that...
Bunten exhibition; annual art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition)
energy-saving measures; energy-saving strategy
(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies
Qinghai Province (China)
operated by the government
abbreviation; simplified form of a character; cutting out some strokes in a character; omitting some passages
I have nothing to be ashamed of; I have a clean conscience
Department of Defense (Defence)
simplification of a kanji
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
service at the head office; work at the home office
Minister for Culture and Tourism
Japan's 2001 central government restructuring
three ministries (under the ritsuryo system: Ministries of Civil Services, Health and War); three departments (in Tang-dynasty China: Secretariat, Chancellory and Dept. of State Affairs)
Ministry of Civil Administration (under the ritsuryo system)
energy-saving power strip (power board)
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
person from outside one's own province (China); person who moved to Taiwan from the continent after WWII; mainlander
ellipsis points (e.g. ...); suspension points; apostrophe
textbook approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; government-approved textbook
textbook approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; government-approved textbook
National Military Establishment (forerunner to the U.S. Department of Defense; 1947-1949)
registration (of change in real estate rights) with all right holders but the initial and final omitted; middle omission registration
reflection; reexamination; contemplation
Examples (26 in total)
He reflected on his own thoughts.
She reflected on what she had done.
He reflected on his errors.