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教部省 (きょうぶしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

教きょう部ぶ省しょう

Meanings

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noun

Ministry of Religious Education (1872-1877)

obsolete term

Historical government body of early Meiji Japan, responsible for religious affairs and moral education. Obsolete term.

教きょう部ぶ省しょうは明めい治じ初しょ期きに神しん道とう国こく教きょう化け政せい策さくを推すい進しんした。
The Ministry of Religious Education promoted the policy of making Shinto the state religion in the early Meiji period.

Kanji

教teach, faith, doctrine
部section, bureau, dept
省government ministry, conserve, omit

Similar words

文もん部ぶ省しょう
文部省 was the Ministry of Education, which later took over some functions of 教部省 after its abolition.

Etymology

Compound of 教 (kyō, 'teaching, religion') + 部 (bu, 'department') + 省 (shō, 'ministry'). The name reflects its role in religious and moral instruction.