Where does “中務省” come from?

中務省 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 中務, from Japanese 中, from Japanese 中今, from Japanese 今 — now; just now; soon.

中務省 (Japanese): the Ministry of the Center

Definitions

  1. the Ministry of the Center

Ancestry of “中務省”, step by step

中務省 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 中務

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese中務the Ministry of the Center under the imperial 律令 system
2Japanese中middle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;...
3Japanese中今the present, as a privileged moment in eternity
4Japanese今now; just now; soon

via Japanese 政

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese政a government, rule; a festival, ritual; a law,...
2Middle Chineseせい—
3Middle Chinese星—

via Japanese 省

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese省saving, conservation; ministry
2Middle Chinese省—
Every word from Japanese 今 →Every word from Japanese 中 →Every word from Japanese 中今 →