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): [ɡʲo̞ːbɯ̟ᵝɕo̞ː]

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

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) • (Utae Tadasu Tsukasa) ←うたへただすつかさ (utafe tadasu tukasa)?
刑部(うったえただす)省(つかさ) • (Uttae Tadasu Tsukasa) ←うったへただすつかさ (uttafe tadasu tukasa)?

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

See also

Etymology 3

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

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

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