Etymology

bakufu

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Today it means: A shogunate; the office and administration of a shogun. Full definition →

Japanese 幕府
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from幕府
  2. English todaybakufu

From Japanese 幕府 (bakufu).

Words from the same roots

Japanese幕府 all →

Bakumatsu

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