(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”).

Alternative spelling of 吏部

(obsolete) Intermountain Region (a region of the United States)

(professional) storyteller, raconteur / (historical) narrator in early imperial court

Central European Time

(computer hardware) a central processing unit

the Central Intelligence Agency

呉音: One category of on'yomi (音読み, おんよみ), the Japanese approximation of the original Chinese pronunciation of a kanji character.

聴音: hearing / ー: the long vowel mark / 長音: a long vowel / 調音: articulation (of a sound)