幕府

mùfǔ

noun #14,183

Meanings

1 shogunate (Japanese feudal military government)
2 administration of a military government
3 (originally) tents forming the offices of a commanding officer

Characters

curtain; tent; screen

government office; mansion

Examples

德川幕府统治了日本两百多年。

Déchuān mùfǔ tǒngzhì le Rìběn liǎng bǎi duō nián.

The Tokugawa shogunate ruled Japan for over two hundred years.

幕府时代的日本实行闭关锁国政策。

Mùfǔ shídài de Rìběn shíxíng bìguān suǒguó zhèngcè.

Japan under the shogunate implemented a policy of national isolation.

Tips

history

Originally, 幕府 referred to the tent headquarters of a Chinese military commander (the 幕 means curtain/tent). The term was borrowed into Japanese as 'bakufu' to describe the shogun's military government, and that usage became the dominant meaning in modern Chinese.

Stroke Order

幕 mù

府 fǔ