礼部

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 礼部 – see 禮部 (“the imperial Chinese Ministry of Rites, which also oversaw China's foreign affairs before 1861”). (This term is the simplified form of 禮部).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
礼	部
れい Grade: 3	ぶ Grade: 3
kan’on	goon

Alternative spelling
禮部 (kyūjitai)

Middle Chinese 禮部

Proper noun

礼(れい)部(ぶ) • (Reibu) 

1. (of feudal Japan) Clipping of 礼部省 (Reibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”).
2. (of feudal Japan) Synonym of 治部省 (Jibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”) (designation by the Chinese)
3. (history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Rites

See also

• 六(りく)部(ぶ) (Rikubu)