戸部

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
戸 部
こ
Grade: 2 		ほう
Grade: 3
kan'on
Alternative spelling
戶部 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
戸 部
こ
Grade: 2 		ぶ
Grade: 3
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
戶部 (kyūjitai)

Middle Chinese 戶部

Pronunciation

Proper noun

戸(こ)部(ぶ) or 戸(こ)部(ほう) • (Kobu or Kohō) 

  1. (of feudal Japan) synonym of 民部省 (Minbushō, “Ministry of Popular Affairs”) (designation by the Chinese)
  2. (history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Revenue

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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