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式部 (しきぶ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

式しき部ぶ

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Meiji-era official in charge of court ceremonies

Historical term for a specific government post during the Meiji period; not used in modern contexts.

式しき部ぶは明めい治じ時じ代だいの宮きゅう中ちゅう儀ぎ式しきを司つかさどる役やく職しょくだった

。

The Shikibu was a post responsible for court ceremonies during the Meiji era.

Kanji

式style, ceremony, rite
部section, bureau, dept

Related words

式しき部ぶ省しょう
式部省 was the Ministry of Ceremonial in the ancient ritsuryō system, while 式部 is a later Meiji-era official title.

Word family

ムラサキシキブ
Japanese beautyberry
式しき部ぶ官かん
official responsible for court ceremonies
式しき部ぶ省しょう
Ministry of Ceremonial

Written forms

式しき部ぶUsage99%
Standard kanji form; historically a court title.
シキブUsage<1%

Etymology

From the ancient court title 式部 (Shikibu), which originally referred to the Ministry of Ceremonial; the Meiji-era usage is a revival of this historical term.