hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
Historical term referring to a social group organized by occupation during the Yamato period (Kofun to early Nara). The 部 system included groups such as 大伴部, 物部, and 中臣部, who served the court through specific trades or duties.
The 'be' of the Yamato period were hereditary groups based on occupation.
The Mononobe clan was one of the be responsible for military affairs.
child; children · child servant; temple page · my (young or child-like) wife · young slacker
hereditary occupational group member (Yamato period)
messy room; dirty room
Oribe school of tea ceremony
The reading べ is native Japanese, and the kanji 部 is conventionally used to write this historical term. The exact origin of the word is uncertain, but it is associated with the occupational group system of the Yamato period.