幕府

• 読み: ばくふ
• ローマ字: bakufu
• 漢字の分解: 幕 (baku) — curtain, tent; 府 (fu) — seat of government, official bureau
• 発音: /bakɯɸɯ/

意味

Shogunate; the military government established by a shogun in feudal Japan, serving as the de facto ruling administration.

A historical and political noun referring to the military governments that ruled Japan from the Kamakura period (1185) through to the end of the Edo period (1868). The term literally means 'tent government,' evoking the military field headquarters. The three major shogunates were the Kamakura, Muromachi (Ashikaga), and Edo (Tokugawa). The 幕府 system ended with the Meiji Restoration of 1868.

例文

1. 徳川幕府は260年以上にわたって日本を統治し、厳格な身分制度と鎖国政策を維持した。
2. 幕府の権威が次第に弱まるにつれ、各藩の有力大名たちの発言力が増していった。
3. 幕府と朝廷の二重権力構造は、明治維新を目指す志士たちの主要な攻撃目標となった。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, politics, education, culture

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 幕 (curtain, tent) and 府 (seat of government, official headquarters). The term originated from the military convention of commanding from a curtained tent on the battlefield; it was later applied to the shogun's permanent administrative headquarters.

文化的背景

時代: Feudal (1185–1868)

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General