urban prefecture; Osaka or Kyoto prefecture
Specifically refers to the two urban prefectures of Osaka and Kyoto, as opposed to 県 (ken) for other prefectures.
Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture are the two fu in Japan.
Used in compounds to indicate a center of activity, learning, or government, e.g., 学府 (seat of learning).
Refers to a government office or agency; often appears in compound names like 政府 (seifu, government).
fu (historical administrative unit)
Historical administrative division in China, Korea, and Vietnam; not used in modern Japanese administration.
This town has long flourished as a center of learning.
Officials from the government office explained the new policy.
Many fu appear in Chinese historical records.
府 is used only for Osaka and Kyoto (大阪府, 京都府), while 県 is used for the remaining prefectures.
government; administration; cabinet
provincial capital; provincial office · public place of imperial rule
prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
prefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)
realm of the dead; underworld; the other world · hell
the government; the administration; the executive branch
prefectural resident (of Osaka or Kyoto)
prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto)
legislature; legislative body · assize; court (historical)
From Chinese 府 (fǔ), originally meaning 'repository' or 'office', later used for administrative divisions.
prefectures (excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
educational institution; academic center
prefectural assembly member (Osaka/Kyoto)
prefectural assembly (Kyoto or Osaka)
prefectural office of Osaka or Kyoto; prefectural government office
suburban districts of a metropolis; within an urban prefecture
prefectural government (of Osaka or Kyoto)
prefectural chapter; prefectural federation
shogunate; bakufu · shogun's headquarters · Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka) · within the town limits of Edo
Dazaifu (historical governmental office)
the three urban prefectures (Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka)
entering the metropolitan area
going to the capital; proceeding to Edo
fortified town; castle town; town walls
fertile land; deep scholarship
balance wheel; balance
government office; government