• 政府せいふ — government
• 府庁ふちょう — government office (prefectural)
• 大阪府おおさかふ — Osaka Prefecture
• 京都府きょうとふ — Kyoto Prefecture
• 首府しゅふ — capital city (literary)
• 幕府ばくふ — shogunate government

The radical 广 suggests a building or shelter, and the rest of the kanji provides sound and meaning. Historically, 府 refers to a place where documents and treasures are stored — later evolving into a term for administrative centers. Today, it’s used in government titles and two of Japan’s prefectures.

政府せいふの発表はっぴょうがありました。
There was an announcement from the government.

京都府きょうとふは 日本にほんの観光地かんこうちです。
Kyoto Prefecture is a tourist area in Japan.

幕府ばくふは 江戸時代えどじだいに 存在そんざいしていました。
The shogunate existed during the Edo period.

🎧 “フ” is the standard on-yomi and is used in nearly all compound forms of this kanji. There are no commonly used kun-yomi readings today.