Word details

省あって国なし

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 省あって国なし.

Dictionary

Entry

省あって国なししょうあってくになしExpression
1

Proverb

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

government ministry, conserve, omit

9 strokesFrequency 548JLPT N2Grade 4

On

セイショウ

Kun

かえり.みるはぶ.く

Nanori

さとし

country

8 strokesFrequency 3JLPT N4Grade 2

On

コク

Kun

くに

Nanori

くな

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