幕府

Reading

Kana: ばくふ

Romaji: bakufu

Definition

noun

1

bakufu; shogunate

Kanji

幕

Readings: マク、 バク、 とばり

Meanings: curtain, bunting, act of play

府

Reading: フ

Meanings: borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse

Example Sentence

徳川(とくがわ)幕府(ばくふ)は１８６８年(ねん)に終(お)わりを告(つ)げた。

➥The Tokugawa Shogunate came to an end in 1868.