文部科学(もんぶかがく)

もんぶかがく
noun
education and science (government portfolio)
1. education and science (government portfolio)
A combining form used in the names of Japan's education-and-science ministry and its minister: 文部科学省(もんぶかがくしょう) (MEXT) and 文部科学大臣(もんぶかがくだいじん) (Minister of Education). Almost never used alone.
文部科学省(もんぶかがくしょう)が発表(はっぴょう)した。
MEXT made the announcement.
文部科学大臣(もんぶかがくだいじん)が記者会見(きしゃかいけん)を行(おこな)った。
The Minister of Education held a press conference.
この奨学金(しょうがくきん)は文部科学省(もんぶかがくしょう)の支援(しえん)を受(う)けている。
This scholarship is supported by the Ministry of Education.

A fixed combining element formed from 文部(もんぶ) (literary/educational affairs) + 科学(かがく) (science). It is not used on its own — only as a prefix in fixed ministry-related compounds.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 文部科学省(もんぶかがくしょう): Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
  • 文部科学大臣(もんぶかがくだいじん): Minister of Education
  • 文部科学省告示(もんぶかがくしょうこくじ): MEXT public notice

BACKGROUND:
Formed in 2001 when the former Ministry of Education (文部省(もんぶしょう)) merged with the Science and Technology Agency. The merged portfolio covers schools, universities, sports, culture, and science policy.

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