also: ちゅうむしょう · なかのまつりごとのつかさ · なかのつかさ
noun
Ministry of Central Affairs
Historical term for a ministry in the ritsuryō system of ancient Japan, responsible for central administrative affairs.
See also: 律令制
中務省は律令制のもとで重要な役割を果たした。
The Ministry of Central Affairs played an important role under the ritsuryō system.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading for this historical term.
Alternate reading, less common than なかつかさしょう.
Archaic native Japanese reading; rarely used in modern contexts.
Archaic abbreviated native Japanese reading; rarely used in modern contexts.
The ritsuryō system is the historical legal framework under which 中務省 operated.
From Chinese-style bureaucratic terminology; 中務 (central affairs) + 省 (ministry). The native Japanese readings are calques of the Sino-Japanese term.