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

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

德川幕府统治了日本两百多年。

Déchuān mùfǔ tǒngzhì le Rìběn liǎngbǎi duōnián.

The Tokugawa shogunate ruled Japan for over two hundred years.

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