刑部省

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
刑	部	省
ぎょう Grade: S	ぶ Grade: 3	しょう Grade: 4
goon

刑部 (“Ministry of Justice”) +‎ 省 (“ministry”). Unlike in China, Korea and Vietnam, 部 has never been used to mean "ministry" and was merely fossilized in ministry names borrowed from Chinese, hence the apparent redundancy.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぎょーぶしょー [gyòóbúꜜshòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞ːbɯ̟ɕo̞ː]

Proper noun

刑(ぎょう)部(ぶ)省(しょう) • (Gyōbushō) ^{←ぎゃうぶしゃう (Gyaubusyau)?}

1. (historical, government, law enforcement) the Ministry of Justice

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
刑	部	省
うったえただす		つかさ Grade: 4
Grade: S	Grade: 3
jukujikun		kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
刑	部	省
うたえただす		つかさ Grade: 4
Grade: S	Grade: 3
jukujikun		kun'yomi

訴え (utae, uttae, “lawsuit; action”) +‎ 糺す (tadasu, “to investigate”) +‎ 司 (tsukasa, “office”)

Proper noun

刑部(うたえただす)省(つかさ) or 刑部(うったえただす)省(つかさ) • (Utae Tadasu Tsukasa or Uttae Tadasu Tsukasa) ^{←うたへただすつかさ (Utafe Tadasu Tukasa) or うったへただすつかさ (Uttafe Tadasu Tukasa)?}

1. (historical, government, law enforcement) the Ministry of Justice

See also

• 弾正台(ただすつかさ) (Tadasu Tsukasa)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
刑	部	省
うたえ(の)		つかさ Grade: 4
Grade: S	Grade: 3
jukujikun		kun'yomi

訴え (utae, “lawsuit; action”) +‎ の (no, genitive marker) +‎ 司 (tsukasa, “office”)

Proper noun

刑部(うたえの)省(つかさ) • (Utae no Tsukasa) ^{←うたへのつかさ (Utafe no Tukasa)?}

1. (historical, government, law enforcement) the Ministry of Justice

See also

• 八(はっ)省(しょう) (Hasshō)