Word Meaning 鎮守府

ちんじゅふ chinjufu

鎮守府 is read as ちんじゅふ (chinjufu) and means military base (for suppressing Emishi; in ancient Japan).

Meaning

English

military base (for suppressing Emishi; in ancient Japan)
naval district (of the Imperial Japanese Navy)
naval station

Reading

Kana

ちんじゅふ

Romaji

chinjufu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 97053 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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鎮守

ちんじゅ

local Shinto deity

鎮守の森

ちんじゅのもり

grove of the village shrine

鎮守社

ちんじゅしゃ

Shinto shrine on Buddhist temple grounds dedicated to the tutelary deity of the area

鎮守の神

ちんじゅのかみ

local deity

鎮魂

ちんこん

ceremony for the repose of a departed soul

鎮痛剤

ちんつうざい

analgesic

鎮圧

ちんあつ

suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.)

鎮定

ちんてい

suppression (e.g. of a rebellion)

鎮火

ちんか

extinguishing

鎮座

ちんざ

enshrinement

鎮静

ちんせい

calm

鎮護国家

ちんごこっか

spiritual protection of the state