れいぶ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of れいぶ – see the following entry.
礼部
[proper noun] (of feudal Japan) clipping of 礼部省 (Reibushō, Ministry of Ceremonies)
[proper noun] (of feudal Japan) synonym of 治部省 (Jibushō, Ministry of Ceremonies) (designation by the Chinese)
[proper noun] (history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Rites
(This term, れいぶ (reibu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)