刑部省

Readings

Kana: ぎょうぶしょう、うたえただすつかさ、うたえのつかさ

Romaji: gyōbushō, utaetadasutsukasa, utaenotsukasa

Definitions

noun

1

Ministry of Justice (1869-1871 CE)

2

Ministry of Justice (under the ritsuryo system)

See also: 律令制

Kanji

刑

Reading: ケイ

Meanings: punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

省

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 かえり.みる、 はぶ.く

Meanings: focus, government ministry, conserve