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府

Urban Prefecture
Stroke count: 8

Readings

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4Level 16

Meanings

  1. urban prefecture
  2. borough
  3. govt office
  4. representative body
  5. storehouse
  6. municipalityRtK
  1. (urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto)
  2. centre (e.g. of learning)
  3. center
  4. seat
  5. (government) office

Popular Usage

政府

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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borough · cave · adhere · sellotape · person (人) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1077

Compound words

政府せいふ
government; administration; ministry
京都府きょうとふ
Kyoto Prefecture (Kinki area)
大阪府おおさかふ
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
府県ふけん
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
府庁ふちょう
prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)
幕府ばくふ
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
府立ふりつ
prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto)
府警ふけい
prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
総理府そうりふ
Prime Minister's office; PMO
府知事ふちじ
prefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)
無政府むせいふ
anarchy
立法府りっぽうふ
assize; court; legislature
州政府しゅうせいふ
state government
内閣府ないかくふ
Cabinet Office
都道府県とどうふけん
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
日本政府にほんせいふ
Japanese government
学府がくふ
educational institution
三府さんぷ
the three urban prefectures (Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka)
首府しゅふ
capital (city)
寿府ジュネーブ
Geneva
冥府めいふ
realm of the dead
衙府がふ
government office
仮政府かりせいふ
provisional government
軍政府ぐんせいふ
military government

Additional Examples

彼は政府関係の事務所で働いて生活している。
He makes a living by working for a government office.tatoeba
彼は政府の高官に多少面識がある。
He has some acquaintance with the government people.tatoeba
彼は世界政府という考えの普及に努めた。
He promoted the idea of world government.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Government office; urban prefecture. 广 (building) + 付 (hand over) — where records are kept and issued. 大阪府 — Osaka.Also known as “Government”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 府

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