近卫文麿

Traditional form:

近衛文麿

Pinyin (reading):

Jìnwèi Wénmǒ

Definitions:

• Prince KONOE Fumimaro (1891-), Japanese nobleman and militarist politician, prime minister 1937-1939 and 1940-1941

Characters:

• 近 - to approach; near, close; intimate
• 卫 - to guard, to protect, to defend
• 文 - culture, literature, writing
• 麿 - I, you, personal name marker

Traditional characters:

• 近 - to approach; near, close; intimate
• 衛 - to guard, to protect, to defend
• 文 - culture, literature, writing
• 麿 - I, you, personal name marker