厚生 (こうせい)welfare; public welfare; social welfare

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Kanji in 厚生

厚生省こうせいしょうMinistry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
厚相こうしょうWelfare Minister
厚さあつさthickness
厚生年金こうせいねんきんwelfare pension
濃厚のうこうrich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick
厚みあつみthickness
重厚じゅうこうprofound; deep
福利厚生ふくりこうせいemployee welfare; employee benefits
学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)
生活せいかつliving; life (one's daily existence)
生産せいさんproduction; manufacture
人生じんせい(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
先生せんせいteacher; instructor
年生ねんせいpupil in ... year; student in ... year
新生しんせいrebirth; new birth

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