民部

Chinese

		the people; nationality; citizen	ministry; department; section ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)
simp. and trad. (民部)		民	部

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Mínbù

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Mínbù
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Mínbù
    • Wade–Giles: Min²-pu⁴
    • Yale: Mín-bù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Minbuh
    • Palladius: Миньбу (Minʹbu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /min³⁵ pu⁵¹/

Proper noun

民部

1. (historical politics) The imperial Chinese Ministry of Revenue under the Sui dynasty.

Synonyms

• (pre-Sui) 度支 (Dùzhī)
• (Tang–Qing) 戶部／户部 (Hùbù)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
民	部
みん Grade: 4	ぶ Grade: 3
goon

Middle Chinese 民部

Proper noun

民(みん)部(ぶ) • (Minbu) 

1. Clipping of 民部省 (Minbushō, “Ministry of Popular Affairs”).

See also

• 民(みん)部(ぶ)卿(きょう) (Minbukyō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
民	部
たみ Grade: 4	べ Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
民	部
かき Grade: 4	べ Grade: 3
irregular	kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
民	部
かき(の) Grade: 4	たみ Grade: 3
irregular

Noun

民(たみ)部(べ) or 民(かき)部(べ) or 民(かきの)部(たみ) • (tamibe or kakibe or kaki no tami) 

1. Alternative spelling of 部曲