Kanji

府

府

borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

广部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

フ

Nanori (Name Reading)

あつ, くら, もと

Common Readings

フ

Example sentences

政府 せいふ
日本 政府 は 新しい 政策 を 発表 した 。

The Japanese government announced a new policy.

に対し にたいし
政府 の 政策 に対し 、 多く の 反対 意見 が 出された 。

Many opposing opinions were voiced against the government's policy.

幕府 ばくふ
江戸 幕府 は 二百 六十 年 にわたって 日本 を 統治 した 。

The Edo Shogunate ruled Japan for 260 years.

御領 ごりょう
その 村 は 幕府 の 御領 で あった 。

That village was a domain of the shogunate.

冥府 めいふ
ギリシャ神話 では 、 ハデス が 冥府 を 支配 している 。

In Greek mythology, Hades rules the underworld.

ハデス ハデス
ハデス は ギリシャ神話 に 登場 する 冥府 の 王 だ 。

Hades is the king of the underworld appearing in Greek mythology.

Example Vocabulary

政府

せいふ

government

幕府

ばくふ

shogunate; military government

府

ふ

冥府

めいふ

underworld; Hades; the world of the dead

日本政府

にほんせいふ

新政府

しんせいふ

反政府

はんせいふ

甲府

こうふ

府中

ふちゅう

総督府

そうとくふ

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