Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bakufu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: baku-fu
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shogunate; the office and administration of a shogun.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Japanese 幕府 (bakufu).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 幕府

Inflected Forms

bakufus (plural)

Questions

What does bakufu mean?: A shogunate; the office and administration of a shogun.
Where does bakufu come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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