徳川幕府

Reading

Kana: とくがわばくふ

Romaji: tokugawabakufu

Definition

noun

1

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

Kanji

徳

Reading: トク

Meanings: benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect

川

Readings: セン、 かわ

Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

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