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都護府

Reading

Kana: とごふ
Romaji: togofu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

Protectorate General; Han- and Tang-period Chinese office established to pacify and control peoples on the frontier (during the Tang period, six major Protectorate Generals were established)

See also: 都護 西域都護府 安東都護府 安南都護府 安西都護府 燕然都護府 単于都護府 北庭都護府

Kanji

都
Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ
Meanings: metropolis, capital
護
Readings: ゴ、 まも.る
Meanings: safeguard, protect
府
Reading: フ
Meanings: borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse