枢府

See also: 樞府

Japanese

Kanji in this term
枢	府
すう Grade: S	ふ Grade: 4
kan’yōon	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
樞府 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) す​うふ [súꜜùfù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝːɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

枢(すう)府(ふ) • (sūfu) 

1. A government office in charge of important affairs.

Proper noun

枢(すう)府(ふ) • (Sūfu) 

1. (historical) Synonym of 枢密院 (Sūmitsuin, “Privy Council to the Emperor of Japan”)
   • 1934, Minotarō Kawasaki, 政局の動向打診 : 宇垣大将と統帥権 [Political Trends: General Ugaki and the Supreme Command]‎^[1], Tōkyō: Rakutensha, page 9:

     山(やま)縣(がた)公(こう)は明(めい)治(ぢ)三(さん)十(じふ)八(はち)年(ねん)再(ふたた)び樞(すう)府(ふ)議(ぎ)長(ちやう)に任(にん)ぜられ、 […]

     Yamagata-kō wa Meiji sanjūhachi-nen futatabi Sūfu gichō ni ninzerare, […]

     In 1905, Prince Yamagata was again appointed the President of the Privy Council, […]