左衛門府

Japanese

Kanji in this term
左	衛	門	府
さ Grade: 1	え Grade: 5	もん Grade: 2	ふ Grade: 4
goon

Alternative spelling
左衞門府 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 左(さ)衛(え)門(もん) (Saemon)

Etymology

左 (sa-, “left; senior”) +‎ 衛門府 (Emonfu, “gate guard”)

Proper noun

左(さ)衛(え)門(もん)府(ふ) • (Saemonfu) ^{←さゑもんふ (Sawemonfu)?}

1. (history, government) the senior/greater Emonfu

   Antonym: 右衛門府 (Uemonfu)

See also

• 六(ろく)衛(え)府(ふ) (Rokuefu)