This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office
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政府

せいふ
government; administration
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幕府

ばくふ
bakufu; shogunate
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都道府県

とどうふけん
administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures
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府中

ふちゅう
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
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府立

ふりつ
managed by an urban prefecture
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国府

こくふ、こくぶ、こふ
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
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府県

ふけん
prefecture
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府警

ふけい
prefectural police
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行政府

ぎょうせいふ
the government; Administration