公武合体 こうぶがったい Meanings Noun shogunate marital union with the Imperial family Kanji 公 public. Read as コウ. 武 military 合 fit. Read as ガッ. 体 body. Read as タイ. Words containing 公武合体 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) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists