吏部

李部

Readings

Kana: りぶ、りほう

Romaji: ribu, rihou

Definition

noun

1

Ministry of Personnel (Tang-dynasty China)

See also: 六部 (reading りくぶ)

Kanji

吏

Reading: リ

Meanings: officer, an official

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

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

李

Readings: リ、 すもも

Meaning: plum