(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)

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”).

Alternative spelling of 吏部

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

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

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

(government) the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology

Abbreviation of 厚生労働省, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare