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Name Kōfu
Type Settlement
Usage Japanese
Scripts 甲府(Japanese Kanji) こうふ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. /ko̞ː.ɸɯ̟ᵝ/
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Means "capital of Kai Province" in Japanese. The kanji that make up the name are 甲 (), originally an abbreviation of 甲斐 (kai), of uncertain meaning, and 府 (fu), meaning "government office". This is the name of the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Added 9/3/2021 by VerdeIperbolico