六衛府

Japanese

Kanji in this term
六	衛	府
りく Grade: 1	え Grade: 5	ふ Grade: 4
kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
六衞府 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
六	衛	府
ろく Grade: 1	え Grade: 5	ふ Grade: 4
goon

Alternative spelling
六衞府 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 六(ろく)衛(え) (Rokue)
• 六(ろく)府(ふ) (Rokufu)

Etymology

六 (“six”) +‎ 衛府 (“guard”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ろくえふ [ròkúéꜜfù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞kɯ̟e̞ɸɯ̟]

• (Tokyo) りくえふ [rìkúéꜜfù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲikɯ̟e̞ɸɯ̟]

Proper noun

六(ろく)衛(え)府(ふ) • (Rokuefu) ^{←ろくゑふ (Rokwefu)?} or 六(りく)衛(え)府(ふ) • (Rikuefu) ^{←りくゑふ (Rikwefu)?}

1. (history, government, military) the Six Guards since the early Heian period (左近衛府 (Sakon'efu, “Left Bodyguard”), 右近衛府 (Ukon'efu, “Right Bodyguard”), 左衛門府 (Saemonfu, “Left Gate Guard”), 右衛門府 (Uemonfu, “Right Gate Guard”), 左兵衛府 (Sahyōefu, “Left Soldier Guard”) and 右兵衛府 (Uhyōefu, “Right Soldier Guard”))

   Coordinate term: 五衛府 (Goefu)