りぶ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of りぶ – see the following entry.
吏部
[proper noun] (of feudal Japan) synonym of 式部省 (Ministry of Ceremonial Affairs) (designation by the Chinese)
[proper noun] (history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Personnel
Alternative spellings
李部, りほう
(This term, りぶ (ribu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)