り
吏
ぶ
部

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. Ministry of Personnel (Tang dynasty China).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
り
吏
ぶ
部
 吏部 りぶ
りほう
吏部
 吏部 りほう
り
李
ぶ
部
 李部 りぶ
りほう
李部
 李部 りほう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

officer, an official
リ　さと　し (Late Jr. High, N1)
length, ten shaku, measure
ジョウ　たけ　とも (Early Jr. High)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
section, bureau, dept
ブ　ふ　-べ (3rd, N3)
to spit out
トウ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
capital city, おおざる, (邑 variant)