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
- 左衛門 (Saemon)
Etymology
左 (sa-, “left; senior”) + 衛門府 (Emonfu, “gate guard”)
Proper noun
左衛門府 • (Saemonfu) ←さゑもんふ (Sawemonfu)?
- (history, government) the senior/greater Emonfu
- Antonym: 右衛門府 (Uemonfu)
See also
- 六衛府 (Rokuefu)