左衛門府

左衛門府

Japanese

Kanji in this term
左	衛	門	府
さ Grade: 1	え Grade: 5	もん Grade: 2	ふ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

左 (sa, “left”) +‎ 衛門府 (emonfu)

Noun

左衛門府 (hiragana さえもんふ, rōmaji saemonfu, historical hiragana さゑもんふ)

1. (historical) the emonfu responsible for guarding, opening and closing the left gate

See also

• 左 (さ)衛 (え)門 (もん) (saemon)
• 右 (う)衛 (え)門 (もん)府 (ふ) (uemonfu)