幕府

Chinese

		stage curtain; tent	prefecture; mansion
simp. and trad. (幕府)		幕	府

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mùfǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mok⁶ fu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mùfǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhfuu
  - IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mok⁶ fu²
  - Yale: mohk fú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mok⁹ fu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: mog⁶ fu²
  - IPA ^(key): /mɔːk̚² fuː³⁵/

Noun

幕府

(historical) office of a commanding officer in ancient China
shogunate (administration of a shogun)

Derived terms

幕府時代／幕府时代
德川幕府 (Déchuān mùfǔ)

江戶幕府／江户幕府 (Jiānghù mùfǔ)
鐮倉幕府／镰仓幕府

Japanese

Kanji in this term
幕	府
ばく Grade: 6	ふ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 幕府 (MC mɑk̚ pɨo^X). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Originally referred to the tents or encampment of the commanders of a military force in the field. This then extended to refer to the command structure, and then to the form of government under a shōgun.[1][2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ばくふ [báꜜkùfù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
- IPA^(key): [ba̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

幕府 (hiragana ばくふ, rōmaji bakufu)

(historical) shogunate (the government under a shogun)
(historical) the tents or encampment of the commanders of a military force in the field

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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