Where does “農林水産大臣” come from?

農林水産大臣 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 農, from Middle Chinese 農 — agriculture, farming.

農林水産大臣 (Japanese): Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)

Definitions

  1. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)

Ancestry of “農林水産大臣”, step by step

農林水産大臣 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 農

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese農agriculture, farming; a farmer
2Middle Chinese農agriculture, farming

via Japanese 林

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese林a grove, woods, copse; a forest of something
2Middle Chinese林—

via Japanese 大臣

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大臣a government minister of Japan or ancient China
Every word from Middle Chinese 農 →Every word from Japanese 農 →
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