衛門府

Japanese

Kanji in this term
衛 門 府
え
Grade: 5		 もん
Grade: 2		 ふ
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

衛 (e, “defense”) +‎ 門 (mon, “gate”) +‎ 府 (fu, “governmental department”)

Pronunciation

Noun

衛門府 (hiragana えもんふ, rōmaji emonfu, historical hiragana ゑもんふ)

  1. (historical) an ancient type of governmental department responsible for guarding, opening and closing the gates to the royal palace

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