兵部

Chinese

soldiers; a force; an army
soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
 
ministry
simp. and trad.
(兵部)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

兵部

  1. (historical politics) The imperial Chinese Ministry of War (i.e., Defense) from the Tang to Qing dynasties

Hypernyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (兵部):
  • Japanese: (へい)() (Heibu)
  • Korean: 병부(兵部) (byeongbu)
  • Vietnamese: Binh bộ (兵部)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
へい
Grade: 4
ほう
Grade: 3
kan'on
Kanji in this term
へい
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
kan'on goon
Kanji in this term
ひょう
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
goon

Etymology

Middle Chinese 兵部

Proper noun

(ひょう)() or (へい)() or (へい)(ほう) • (Hyōbu or Heibu or Heihō

  1. (of feudal Japan) clipping of 兵部省 (Hyōbushō, Ministry of War)

Proper noun

(へい)() • (Heibu

  1. (history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of War

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

兵部 • (Byeongbu) (hangeul 병부)

  1. hanja form? of 병부

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

兵部

  1. chữ Hán form of Binh bộ