文部

Reading

Kana: もんぶ

Romaji: monbu

Definition

noun

1

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Note: abbreviation

See also: 文部科学省

Kanji

文

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

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

Example Sentence

スピーチコンテストは文部省(もんぶしょう)後援(こうえん)のもとに開催(かいさい)された。

➥The speech contest was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education.