国こく府ふ

noun

Nationalist Government of China

Only with reading こくふ

Abbreviation of 国民政府 (Kokumin Seifu), referring specifically to the Kuomintang-led government of China (1925–1948). Used in historical and political contexts.

See also: 国民政府

• 国こく府ふは1927年ねんに南なん京きんを首しゅ都ととした。

  The Nationalist Government made Nanjing its capital in 1927.

noun

provincial office (ritsuryō system); provincial capital

Historical term from the ritsuryō period (7th–10th centuries). Refers to the administrative center of a province (国). Often encountered in historical texts or place names.

See also: 律令制

• 律りつ令りょう制せいのもとで、各かっ国こくに国こく府ふが置おかれた。

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

• この地ち域いきには古こ代だいの国こく府ふ跡あとが残のこっている。

  The ruins of the ancient provincial capital remain in this area.