What is the Kanji for "Government office" and "Urban prefecture"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Government office" and "Urban prefecture", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Government office" and "Urban prefecture" is "府".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Fu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "广" means "Dotted cliff" . And The kanji "付" means "Attach" and can be read as "Fu" and "Tsu".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "府" mean in japanese?

"府" means "Government office" and "Urban prefecture".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

政府: "Government". The Japanese noun '政府 (せいふ)' means 'government'. It refers to the governing body or authority that has control over a country or state. This includes the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that make up the political system. For example: The government of Japan - (日本の政府)、The Japanese government - (日本政府)

府: "Prefecture". The Japanese noun '府 (ふ)' refers to a type of prefecture or administrative division in Japan that is larger than a city or town but smaller than a region or state. Prefectures are the local government units that provide public services to their residents. For example: He lives in Kyoto Prefecture - (彼は京都府に住んでいます). The capital of Osaka Prefecture is Osaka City - (大阪府の州都は大阪市です).

幕府: "Shogunate". The Japanese noun '幕府 (ばくふ)' refers to the central military government headed by a shogun that ruled Japan for most of its history from the 12th to the 19th century. The Edo period, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, is a well-known example of a 幕府 in Japanese history. The 幕府 held political, economic, and military control over the country. For example: The Tokugawa shogunate was the last feudal Japanese military government, or 幕府. - (徳川幕府は最後の日本の封建制軍政府、つまり幕府であった).

府立: "Prefectural". The noun '府立 (ふりつ)' refers to something that is associated with or belonging to a prefecture, which is a type of administrative division in Japan. It is often used to describe institutions, organizations, or facilities that are operated or funded by a prefectural government, such as a 'prefectural high school' - (府立高校). The term '府立' conveys a sense of official or governmental affiliation at the prefecture level.

府庁: "Prefectural government office". The Japanese noun '府庁 (ふちょう)' refers to the administrative office of a Japanese prefectural government. It is where the local government of a Japanese prefecture is based and where many of its administrative functions are carried out. For example: The prefectural government office is located downtown - (府庁は市中心部にある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ふ" is read as "fu"

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.