noun

  1. welfare, public welfare, social welfare.
  2. (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare. Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
厚生 こうせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

thick, heavy, rich
あつ.い コウ あか (5th, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
thick, deep friendship, to treat kindly
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)