衛門府

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
もん
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
goon
Alternative spelling
衞門府 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

衛門 (gate guarding) +‎ (department)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んふ [èmóꜜǹfù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [e̞mõ̞ɰ̃ɸɯ̟]

Proper noun

()(もん)() • (Emonfuゑもんふ (Wemonfu)?

  1. (history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department/position that's responsible for guarding, opening and closing the imperial gate

See also