兵衛府

Japanese

Kanji in this term
兵	衛	府
つわもの(の) Grade: 4	とねり(の) Grade: 5	つかさ Grade: 4
kun’yomi	jukujikun	kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
兵衞府 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
兵	衛	府
ひょう Grade: 4	え Grade: 5	つかさ > づかさ Grade: 4
goon		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
兵衞府 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
兵	衛	府
ひょう Grade: 4	え Grade: 5	ふ Grade: 4
goon

Alternative spelling
兵衞府 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

ひょうえふ, ひょうえづかさ: 兵衛 (hyōe, tsuwamonotoneri, “soldier guard; bodyguard”) +‎ 府 (“agency”)

つわもののとねりのつかさ: 兵 (“strongman; warrior; soldier”) +‎ の (genitive marker) +‎ 舎人 (toneri, “valet; footman”) +‎ の +‎ 府

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon

(Tokyo) ひょーえふ [hyòóéꜜfù] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [ço̞ːe̞ɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

兵(ひょう)衛(え)府(ふ) • (Hyōefu) ^{←ひゃうゑふ (fyauwefu)^?} or 兵(ひょう)衛(え)府(づかさ) • (Hyōezukasa) ^{←ひゃうゑづかさ (fyauwedukasa)^?}
or 兵(つわものの)衛(とねりの)府(つかさ) • (Tsuwamono no Toneri no Tsukasa) ^{←つはもののとねりのつかさ (Tufamono no Toneri no Tukasa)^?}

(history, government) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) guard squad that patrolled and guarded the imperial palace and escorted the Emperor on their outdoor trips
Hyponyms: 右兵衛府 (Uhyōefu), 左兵衛府 (Sahyōefu)