府ふ中ちゅう

noun

provincial capital; provincial office

Historical term for the administrative center of a province under the ritsuryō system (7th–10th centuries). Refers to both the capital city and the government office.

• 律りつ令りょう制せい下かでは、各かっ国こくに府ふ中ちゅうが置おかれていた。

  Under the ritsuryō system, a provincial capital was established in each province.

• この遺い跡せきはかつての府ふ中ちゅうの跡あとだと考かんがえられている。

  These ruins are thought to be the remains of a former provincial office.

noun

public place of imperial rule

Rare, broader historical sense referring to a place where imperial governance was publicly exercised. Often encountered in classical texts.

• 「府ふ中ちゅう」は古ふるくは天皇てんのうの政せい務むの場ばを指さすこともあった。

  In ancient times, 府中 could also refer to a place where the emperor conducted state affairs.