こうぶ

See also: こうふ, and ごうふ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こうぶ – see the following entries.

【工部】 [proper noun] (of feudal Japan) Synonym of 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”) (designation by the Chinese) [proper noun] (of pre-modern Japan) Clipping of 工部省 (Kōbushō, “Ministry of Public Works”). [proper noun] (history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Works

【後部】 [noun] the rear, the back or posterior part

(This term, こうぶ (kōbu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as こうぶ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こうぶ.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 公武, 荒蕪, 講武, 洪武.)