foreign ministry, (department of) foreign affairs

Clipping of 六十六部 (rokujūrokubu, “Buddhist pilgrimage involving carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to sacred sites in 66 provinces”).

(collective, history, government, of feudal China) the Six Ministries

(of feudal Japan) Synonym of 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”) (designation by the Chinese) / (of pre-modern Japan) Clipping of 工部省 (Kōbushō, “Ministry of Public Works”).

Clipping of 民部省 (Minbushō, “Ministry of Popular Affairs”).

Alternative spelling of 部曲

(of feudal Japan) Synonym of 式部省 (“Ministry of Ceremonial Affairs”) (designation by the Chinese) / (history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Personnel

(of feudal Japan) Clipping of 礼部省 (Reibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”). / (of feudal Japan) Synonym of 治部省 (Jibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”) (designation by the Chinese)

leadership, the ruling circle

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