公武

こうぶ

Meanings

1. Noun nobles and soldiers; imperial court

Kanji

• 公 public. Read as コウ.
• 武 military. Read as ブ.

Words containing 公武

• 公武合体 (こうぶがったい) shogunate marital union with the Imperial family
• 公武合体論 (こうぶがったいろん) idea of uniting the court and the shogunate (late Edo period)

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