府
府 — Borough
borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
On’yomiフ (fu)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 府
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 政府 | せいふ seifu | government; administration; ministry |
| 都道府県 | とどうふけん todoufuken | prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures |
| 総理府 | そうりふ sourifu | Prime Minister's office; PMO |
| 府警 | ふけい fukei | prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto) |
| 府立 | ふりつ furitsu | prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto) |
| 州政府 | しゅうせいふ shuuseifu | state government |
Study notes
府 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #170 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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