都護府

Reading

Kana: とごふ

Romaji: togofu

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