How to say 'Shogunate' in Japanese | 幕府

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The Japanese word for Shogunate is 'Bakufu', written as 幕府 in Japanese.'Shogunate' in hiragana is ばくふ.

word

幕府

Meaning

Shogunate

Reading

ばくふ

bakufu

Kanji

幕Curtain 府Government office, Urban prefecture

Explanation

The Japanese noun '幕府 (ばくふ)' refers to the 'shogunate', which was the military government of Japan during the feudal period. The shogunate was headed by the shogun, the supreme military commander, and it was the de facto government of Japan from the 12th to the 19th century, while the emperor remained a symbolic figurehead. The term is often used in historical contexts to describe the political and military structure of feudal Japan. For example: The Tokugawa shogunate ruled Japan for over 250 years「徳川幕府は250年以上日本を支配した」(とくがわばくふはにひゃくごじゅうねんいじょうにほんをしはいした). The shogunate was abolished during the Meiji Restoration「幕府は明治維新の際に廃止された」(ばくふはめいじいしんのさいにはいしされた).

Part Of Speech

noun

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Kanji Grade

Frequency

1572

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 幕府

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

幕

Meaning

Curtain

kanji

府

Meaning

Government office, Urban prefecture

Words Related to 幕府 Through the Kanji 幕

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 幕 as well.

word

幕

Meaning

Curtain

word

幕末

Meaning

End of shogunate

Words Related to 幕府 Through the Kanji 府

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 府 as well.

word

政府

Meaning

Government

word

府

Meaning

Prefecture

word

府立

Meaning

Prefectural

word

府庁

Meaning

Prefectural office

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