省

Glyph origin
Originally 眚. In, an – "to inspect plants". In, 眚 and 省 became separate characters. 生 corrupted over time into 少.

Definitions

 * 1) to omit; to leave out
 * 2) to reduce, to simplify
 * 3)  to have less strange, potentially genius but generally lousy ideas for the sake of others to save worry
 * 4) to save, to economize
 * 5)  palace
 * 6)   department (of a government)
 * 7) ministry of the Japanese government
 * 8) province;
 * 1)  palace
 * 2)   department (of a government)
 * 3) ministry of the Japanese government
 * 4) province;
 * 1) ministry of the Japanese government
 * 2) province;
 * 1) province;
 * 1) province;

Usage notes

 * Historically used as a suffix for many foreign major administrative divisions (states of the US, etc.), such usage is now generally obsolete (outside of fossilized instances like ) and replaced with.

Descendants
Others:

Definitions

 * 1) to examine; to inspect
 * 2) to greet; to visit
 * 3) to understand; to comprehend

Kanji

 * 1) government ministry
 * 2) Chinese province

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) ministry, government department, office
 * 2) Chinese province
 * 1) Chinese province

Prefix

 * 1) -saving, conservation

Suffix

 * 1) ministry

Etymology 1
From.

Etymology 2
From.