幕府
Chinese
stage curtain; tent | prefecture; mansion | ||
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trad. (幕府) | 幕 | 府 | |
simp. #(幕府) | 幕 | 府 |
Pronunciation
Noun
幕府
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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幕 | 府 |
ばく Grade: 6 |
ふ Grade: 4 |
kan’on |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 幕府 (MC mak pjuX). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.
Originally referred to the tents or encampment of the commanders of a military force in the field. This then extended to refer to the command structure, and then to the form of government under a shōgun.[1][2]
Noun
幕府 • (bakufu)
- (historical) shogunate (the government under a shogun)
- (historical) the tents or encampment of the commanders of a military force in the field
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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