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
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
左衞門府 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

左 (sa, “left”) +‎ 衛門府 (emonfu)

Noun

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

1. (history) the emonfu responsible for guarding, opening and closing the left gate

See also

• 左(さ)衛(え)門(もん) (saemon)
• 右(う)衛(え)門(もん)府(ふ) (uemonfu)