衛府

Japanese

Kanji in this term
衛	府
えい Grade: 5	ふ Grade: 4
kan'on

Alternative spelling
衞府 (kyūjitai)

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

Alternative spelling
衞府 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

衛 (“guarding”) +‎ 府 (“agency”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えふ [éꜜfù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [e̞ɸɯ̟]

Noun

衛(え)府(ふ) • (efu) ^{←ゑふ (wefu)^?} or 衛(えい)府(ふ) • (eifu) ^{←ゑいふ (weifu)^?}

(history, government, military) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) imperial guard squad

See also

五(ご)衛(え)府(ふ) (Goefu)
六(ろく)衛(え)府(ふ) (Rokuefu)

References

“^△衛府”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025