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幕府
mùfǔ
1. (orig.) tents forming the offices of a commanding officer
2. administration of a military government
3. (medieval Japan) "bakufu", administration of the shogun
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Character Breakdown

幕
mù
curtain, screen, tent; measure word for plays and shows
HSK 5 13 丶
府
fǔ
prefect; prefecture, government
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

室町幕府
Shìtǐngmùfǔ
Muromachi bakufu, the feudal government of Japan (1338-1573) under the Ashikaga shoguns
镰仓幕府
Liáncāngmùfǔ
Kamakura bakufu 1192-1333, the first Japanese samurai shogunate

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
75,846 of 84,292