鎮守府

鎮守府

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鎮	守	府
ちん Grade: S	しゅ > じゅ Grade: 3	ふ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
鎭守府 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 鎮守(ちんじゅ) (chinju) + 府(ふ) (fu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちんじゅ​ふ [chìńjúꜜfù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕĩn(d͡)ʑɨᵝɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

鎮(ちん)守(じゅ)府(ふ) • (chinjufu) ^{←ちんじゆふ (tinzyufu)?}

1. (historical) port district hosting a Japanese naval base; naval district

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN