衛門府

Japanese

Kanji in this term
衛	門	府
え Grade: 5	もん Grade: 2	ふ Grade: 4
goon

Alternative spelling
衞門府 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

衛門 (“gate guarding”) +‎ 府 (“department”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えも​んふ [èmóꜜǹfù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [e̞mõ̞ɰ̃ɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

衛(え)門(もん)府(ふ) • (Emonfu) ^{←ゑもんふ (wemonfu)?}

1. (history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department/position that's responsible for guarding, opening and closing the imperial gate

See also

• 衛(え)門(もん) (emon)
• 右(う)衛(え)門(もん)府(ふ) (Uemonfu)
• 左(さ)衛(え)門(もん)府(ふ) (Saemonfu)
• 五(ご)衛(え)府(ふ) (Goefu)