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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N2

170 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: フ

Composition: 广 付

府

Radical

Radical: 广

Reading: まだれ

Meaning: house on cliff

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

府立(ふりつ)   managed by an urban prefecture

首府(しゅふ)   metropolis

政府(せいふ)   government

幕府(ばくふ)   bakufu, shogunate

大阪府(おおさかふ)   Osaka prefecture

京都府(きょうとふ)   Kyoto prefecture

総理府(そうりふ)   Prime Minister's office

無政府(むせいふ)   anarchy

都道府県(とどうふけん)   administrative divisions of Japan

Onyomi Examples

府 (フ) (urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto), centre (e.g. of learning), center, seat, (government) office, fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)

府警 (フケイ) prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)

総理府 (ソウリフ) Prime Minister's office, PMO

無政府 (ムセイフ) anarchy

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