燕然都護府 えんぜんとごふ Meanings Noun Protectorate General to Pacify the North (Tang-period Chinese office established in Inner Mongolia in 669 CE) See also: 都護府 (とごふ). Kanji 燕 swallow (bird). Read as エン. 然 -ly. Read as ゼン. 都 metropolis 護 protect 府 office. Read as フ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists