文部

Japanese

Kanji in this term
文	部
もん Grade: 1	ぶ Grade: 3
goon

Proper noun

文(もん)部(ぶ) • (Monbu) 

1. (historical) Short for 文部省 (Monbu-shō): the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture [since mid-Meiji period]

Derived terms

• 文(もん)部(ぶ)卿(きょう) (Monbu-kyō, “Minister of Education, Science, and Culture”, from 1879-1886)
• 文(もん)部(ぶ)大臣(だいじん) (Monbu daijin, “Minister of Education, Science, and Culture”, since 1886)