also: たみのつかさ
noun
Ministry of Popular Affairs (1869–1871)
Only with reading みんぶしょう
A short-lived ministry of the early Meiji government, responsible for census, taxation, and local administration. Replaced by the Ministry of Finance (大蔵省) and Ministry of Home Affairs (内務省).
民部省は明治2年に設置され、わずか2年で廃止された。
The Ministry of Popular Affairs was established in 1869 and abolished after only two years.
noun
Ministry of Popular Affairs (ritsuryō system)
Under the ritsuryō legal codes (8th century onward), this ministry handled household registers, taxation, and corvée labor. The reading たみのつかさ is an ancient Japanese gloss.
See also: 律令制
律令制下の民部省は、戸籍や租税を管理する重要な官庁だった。
Under the ritsuryō system, the Ministry of Popular Affairs was an important office that managed family registers and taxation.
古い文献では「民部省」を「たみのつかさ」と訓読することがある。
In old texts, 民部省 is sometimes read as たみのつかさ.
From 民 (people) + 部 (division) + 省 (ministry). The name was used both in the ancient ritsuryō state and briefly revived in the early Meiji period.