鎮守府

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちん
Grade: S
しゅ > じゅ
Grade: 3

Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鎭守府 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 鎮守(ちんじゅ) (chinju) + () (fu).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んじゅ [chìńjúꜜfù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑɨɸɯ̟]

Noun

(ちん)(じゅ)() • (chinjufuちんじゆふ (tinzyufu)?

  1. (historical) port district hosting a Japanese naval base; naval district

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN