省庁

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 省庁 and read しょうちょう, it collectively denotes Japan's central government ministries and agencies.
• Basic usage: It appears when their representatives attend a joint meeting and when identifying which agency handles a procedure.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Collective category and individual choice
  • It can group the ministries and agencies together or ask which one among them has jurisdiction.