都と護ご府ふ
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. Protectorate General (Han and Tang-period Chinese office)
Kanji used
metropolis
keep safe
central office
Pitch accent
と
ご
ふ
Composed of
Protector General (Tang-period Chinese official); travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara and Heian-period position)
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
Protectorate General of Annam (Han-period Chinese office established in Hanoi in 622 CE)
Protectorate General of the Central Asian Nomadic Lands (Chinese office established in Inner Mongolia in 650 CE)
Protectorate General of the Western Regions (Han-period Chinese office established in East Turkestan in 60 BCE)