- 省略 — omission / abbreviation
- 反省 — reflection / remorse
- 省く — to omit / to cut down
- 省みる — to reflect (on oneself)
- 省庁 — government ministries and agencies
- 文科省 — Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (abbr.)
- 内省 — introspection
- 省エネ — energy saving
目 “eye” + the idea of trimming down → “look closely and leave out what’s unnecessary,” hence both omit and reflect. By extension, it appears in names of government ministries.
彼は 反省して謝りました。
He reflected on his actions and apologized.
説明が 長いので、省略します。
The explanation is long, so I’ll omit it.
この政策は 文科省が 担当しています。
This policy is handled by the Ministry of Education (MEXT).