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文部省

Mandarin · pinyin Wén bù shěng

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased to exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
部: bù · part, division, section
省: shěng · province; save, economize

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2–4–3 · Wen2 bu4 sheng3

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