財務省
The English phrase "treasury" is translated into Japanese as 財務省.
財務省 is the name used for the department responsible for the management of public revenue.
Meaning: department responsible for management of public revenue (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The word 財務省 is composed of 財務 (finance) and 省 (ministry).
How does it change in a sentence?
In Japanese, the word for the Ministry of Finance is 財務省.
Did you know?
- If you are looking for a 'treasury' in the sense of a literal treasure chest, you would use the word 宝物庫, not 財務省.
- In Japanese pop culture and manga, officials from the 財務省 are often stereotyped as the ultimate 'budget killers' who block the dreams of other ministries.
- Before 2001, the 'treasury' was called 大蔵省 (Ōkurashō). The name change to 財務省 happened during a major government reorganization to make the ministry's role more transparent.
Examples in context
- 財務省は大きな組織です。Zaimusho wa ookina soshiki desu.The Ministry of Finance is a large organization.
- 彼は財務省で働いています。Kare wa Zaimusho de hataraite imasu.He works at the Ministry of Finance.
- 財務省の新しい方針を知っていますか？Zaimusho no atarashii houshin o shitte imasu ka?Do you know the Ministry of Finance's new policy?
Example conversation
Yui and Ren are talking about their career goals.
- 結衣 Yui蓮くんは将来、どこで働きたい？Ren-kun wa shōrai, doko de hatarakitai?Ren, where do you want to work in the future?
- 蓮 Ren僕は財務省で働きたいと思っているよ。Boku wa Zaimushō de hatarakitai to omotte iru yo.I'm thinking that I want to work at the Ministry of Finance.
- 結衣 Yui財務省はとても難しいところだよね。Zaimushō wa totemo muzukashii tokoro da yo ne.The Treasury is a very difficult place to get into, isn't it?
- 蓮 Renうん、だから今一生懸命勉強しているんだ。Un, dakara ima isshōkenmei benkyō shite iru nda.Yeah, that's why I'm studying so hard right now.
