bakufu
bakufu noun: a shogunate; the office and administration of a shogun.
Noun
bakufu (plural bakufu or bakufus)
- A shogunate; the office and administration of a shogun.
- Later, however, Edo received a request from Kyoto that Yoshiatsu and members of the procourt faction at Mito accompany the shogun, and in the outcome the bakufu yielded to the request.1980, Conrad D. Totman, The Collapse of the Tokugawa Bakufu: 1862-1868 (page 51)
Forms of bakufu
| plural | bakufu |
|---|---|
| plural | bakufus |
Origin of bakufu
From Japanese 幕府 (bakufu).
Questions about bakufu
- What does bakufu mean?
- Bakufu means a shogunate; the office and administration of a shogun.
- What part of speech is bakufu?
- Bakufu is a noun.
- What is the plural of bakufu?
- The plural of bakufu is bakufu.
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