Where does “兵部省” come from?

兵部省 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 兵, from Middle Chinese へい, from Middle Chinese 兵.

兵部省 (Japanese): the Ministry of War

Definitions

  1. the Ministry of War

Ancestry of “兵部省”, step by step

兵部省 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 兵

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese兵a soldier; a war machine; a weapon; a battle, a...
2Middle Chineseへい—
3Middle Chinese兵—

via Japanese 省

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese省saving, conservation; ministry
2Middle Chinese省—

via Japanese 兵部

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese兵部the Ministry of War
2Middle Chinese兵部—
Every word from Middle Chinese 兵 →Every word from Middle Chinese へい →Every word from Japanese 兵 →