Word Meaning 幕府

ばくふ bakufu

幕府 is read as ばくふ (bakufu) and means shogun's headquarters.

Meaning

English

shogun's headquarters
Imperial Guards office
residence of the Imperial Guards commander
shogunate
bakufu

Reading

Kana

ばくふ

Romaji

bakufu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 12069 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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足利幕府

あしかがばくふ

Ashikaga shogunate (i.e. the Muromachi shogunate, 1336-1573)

室町幕府

むろまちばくふ

Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)

徳川幕府

とくがわばくふ

Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)

江戸幕府

えどばくふ

Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

鎌倉幕府

かまくらばくふ

Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)

幕間

まくま

intermission (between acts)

幕内

まくうち

makuuchi

幕開け

まくあけ

rise of the curtain

幕下

まくした

third highest division

幕

まく

act (in a play)

幕末

ばくまつ

Bakumatsu period

幕切れ

まくぎれ

fall of the curtain

Example Sentences

彼は幕府を倒した。

かれはばくふをたおした。

He overthrew the shogunate.

徳川幕府は１８６８年に終わりを告げた。

The Tokugawa Shogunate came to an end in 1868.

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