Deferred Income Tax - Amounts of Deductible Temporary Differences and Tax Losses Carried Forward by Expiration Date (Parenthetical) (Detail) - JPY (¥) ¥ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [abstract]
Deductible temporary differences and tax losses carried forward for which deferred tax assets are recognized	¥ 243,822	¥ 268,407

Deductible temporary differences and tax losses carried forward for which deferred tax assets are recognized.

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