ごゑふ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ごゑふ – see the following entry.

【五衛府ごえふ】 [proper noun] (history, government, military) the Five Guards under the 大宝令 (Taihōryō, “Taihō Code”) (衛門府 (Emonfu, “Gate Guard”), 左衛士府 (Saejifu, “Left Guardsmen”), 右衛士府 (Uejifu, “Right Guardsmen”), 左兵衛府 (Sahyōefu, “Left Soldier Guard”) and 右兵衛府 (Uhyōefu, “Right Soldier Guard”))

(This term, ごゑふ (gowefu), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)