尊

From Old Japanese.
Derived from 御 (mi-, honorific prefix) + 事 (koto, “thing, matter”).


尊

Nominalization of classical adjective 高し (takashi), modern 高い (takai, “high”).


尊

Various theories exist, possibly a nominalization of verb 長ける (takeru, “to excel at”).


王

王 (canonical)
ō (romanization)
wau (romanization)
わう (hiragana historical)

/wau/ → /wɔː/ → */woː/ → /oː/
From Middle Chinese 王 (MC hjwang).

越王勾践 ― Etsuō Kōsen ― King Goujian of Yue

a king, especially one who is not East Asian or was East Asian in pre-imperial times; in China and Vietnam, generally a king before Qin Shi Huangdi who invented the title 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”); in Korea, one of the many kings before the Korean Empire which was modeled after Japan's; in Japan, one of the rulers before Emperor Jinmu


男

男 (canonical)
otoko (romanization)
wotoko (romanization)
をとこ (hiragana historical)

男の目には糸を引け女の目には鈴を張れ

otoko no me ni wa ito o hike onna no me ni wa suzu o hare

⟨woto₂ko₁⟩ → */wotəkʷo/ → /wotoko/ → /otoko/
From Old Japanese.
Derived from おと (oto, “young?”, cognate with Old Japanese 復つ (wotu → otsu, “to become young again”)) + 子 (ko, “child”).
Compare 少女 (otome, “young woman”).

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cognate with Old Japanese <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ojp">復つ</i> (wotu → otsu, “to become young again”)

男は閾を跨げば七人の敵あり

otoko wa shikii o matageba shichinin no teki ari


男

/dam/ → /damʉ/ → /daɴ/
From Middle Chinese 男 (MC nom).
The 漢音 (kan'on) reading, so likely a later borrowing.

a young man, especially one who reached adulthood


連

Old Japanese [Term?], from 村 (mura, “village”) + 主 (nushi, “chief”)

af

(historical) the second-lowest of the 八色の姓 (Yakusa no Kabane, “eight hereditary titles promulgated by Emperor Tenmu”)


女帝

ja-noun

女(じょ)帝(てい) or 女(にょ)帝(たい) • (jotei or nyotai) ^(←ぢよてい (dyotei)?)

女帝 (canonical)
女帝 (canonical)
jotei (romanization)
nyotai (romanization)
dyotei (romanization)
ぢよてい (hiragana historical)

Jinnō Shōtōki
Kitabatake Chikafusa
ja:女帝


公子

Literary Chinese 公子 (gōngzǐ, literally “duke's son”)

der

(historical) the son of a duke in China or Vietnam; compare 王子 (son of a king) and 皇子 (son of an emperor)


王国

ja-noun

王(おう)国(こく) • (ōkoku) ^(←わうこく (waukoku)?)

王国 (canonical)
ōkoku (romanization)
waukoku (romanization)
わうこく (hiragana historical)

/waukoku/ → /wɔːkoku/ → /oːkoku/
From Middle Chinese 王國 (hjwang kwok). Compare Mandarin 王国 (wángguó), Cantonese 王国 (wong4 gwok3), Korean 왕국 (wangguk), Vietnamese vương quốc.

2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “第(だい)40(よんじゅう)話(わ) 消(き)えない炎(ほのお) [Chapter 40: The Undying Flame]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], Jump Remix edition, volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 159:

Once word of the death of their monarch Zephiel spread, Bern’s soldiers started to drop their weapons. Although some managed to flee, Roy did not wish to pursue them further and decided to let them go instead. The Kingdom of Bern had now officially fallen!!

君主ゼフィールの戦死を知ったベルン軍兵士は武器を手放した 一部の残党は逃亡を図ったがこれ以上の戦いを望まなかったロイはあえてそれを見逃した ベルン王国は陥落したのであった‼

Kunshu Zefīru no senshi o shitta Berun gun heishi wa buki o tebana shita Ichibu no zantō wa tōbō o hakatta ga kore ijō no tatakai o nozomanakatta Roi wa aete sore o minogashita Berun Ōkoku wa kanraku shita no de atta‼

2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “最(さい)終(しゅう)話(わ) それぞれの道(みち)へ [Final Chapter: Epilog]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], Jump Remix edition, volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 340–341:

And thus, the long struggle that had shaken the whole continent, known as the “Bern Upheaval”, came to an end. With King Zephiel’s death, the Kingdom of Bern surrendered to the Kingdom of Etruria. Etruria dissolved Bern’s monarchy for a time, but ultimately decided not to directly rule it due to geographical distance. Instead, Princess Guinevere was crowned queen, and a new kingdom was reestablished in Bern’s territory. One of Zephiel’s closest servants, Idun the “Dark Priestess”, was nowhere to be found. Peace and stability had a chance to prosper again in the world under Etruria’s leadership.

こうして 後に「ベルン動乱」と呼ばれる大陸全土を巻き込んだ大乱は幕を閉じだ ベルン王国は国王ゼフィールの死とともにエトルリア王国に降伏した エトルリア王国は 一度ベルン王国を解体 遠方であることを理由に直接の統治はせず 改めてベルンの地に ギネヴィアを女王とする 新ベルン王国を建国させる ゼフィールの側近く仕えた「暗闇の巫女」イドゥンの行方はつかめずに終わった 世界はエトルリア王国の主導のもと再び安定と平和を取り戻していった

Kō shite nochi ni “Berun dōran” to yobareru tairiku zendo o makikonda tairan wa maku o tojida Berun Ōkoku wa kokuō Zefīru no shi to tomo ni Etoruria Ōkoku ni kōfuku shita Etoruria Ōkoku wa ichido Berun Ōkoku o kaitai enpō de aru koto o riyū ni chokusetsu no tōchi wa sezu Aratamete Berun no chi ni Ginevia o jōu to suru Shin Berun Ōkoku o kenkoku saseru Zefīru no sobachikaku tsukaeta “Kurayami no Miko” Idun no yukue wa tsukamezu ni owatta Sekai wa Etoruria Ōkoku no shudō no moto futatabi antei to heiwa o torimodoshite itta

kingdom (realm ruled by a king and/or queen)

自動車王国

(figuratively) kingdom (realm or conceptual space where something is dominant)


乙姫

乙 (oto, “young girl; youngest girl”) + 姫 (hime, “daughter or young lady of noble or gentle birth; princess”)

compound

Otohime, princess of Ryūgū Castle in the tale of Urashima Tarō

リュウグウノオトヒメノモトユイノキリハズシ

Zostera marina; cutting of the hairtie of Otohime of Ryūgū

浦島太郎: Urashima Tarō

浦島太郎 うらしまたろう


天皇

ja-noun

天(てん)皇(のう) • (tennō) ^(←てんわう (ten'wau)?)

天皇 (canonical)
tennō (romanization)
ten'wau (romanization)
てんわう (hiragana historical)

→ English: tenno, Tenno, Tennou

→ English: God Emperor (calque)

→ German: Tenno, Tennou

→ Italian: tenno

/ten wau/ → /tenwɔː/ → /tenːɔː/ → /tenːoː/
From Middle Chinese 天皇 (MC then hwang) with the original sense of “heavenly sovereign”.
The 呉音 (goon, literally “Wu sound”) pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing from Middle Chinese. The ō reading for 皇 changes to nō as an instance of renjō (連声).

ja-renjō

天皇陛下

Your/His Majesty the Emperor/Her Majesty the Empress (Regnant)

明治天皇

1889, Imperial Diet of Japan, “1, article 1”, in Meiji Constitution:

大日本帝國ハ萬世一系ノ天皇之ヲ統治ス

大日本帝國 だいにっぽんていこく

萬世一系 ばんせいいっけい

Dainipponteikoku wa banseīkkei no tennō no o tōchi su

The Empire of Japan shall be reigned over and governed by a line of Emperors unbroken for ages eternal.

an Emperor or Empress (regnant) of Japan


天皇

/sumeraɡi/ → /suberaɡi/
Shift from sumeragi below, with the nasal /m/ becoming a plosive /b/.
The kanji spelling is from tennō above.

(archaic) a term of address for an Emperor or Empress (regnant) of Japan


天皇

⟨sume₁ro₂ki₁⟩ → */sumʲerəkʲi/ → */sumeraki/ → /sumeraɡi/
Possibly a shift from Old Japanese 天皇 (sume₁ro₂ki₁).
The kanji spelling is from tennō above.

(honorific, archaic) a term of address for an Emperor or Empress (regnant) of Japan


天皇

天皇 (canonical)
sumeragimi (romanization)

From 皇 (sumera-, prefix of praise and respect) + 君 (kimi, “lord, master → sovereign”). The kimi changes to gimi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
The kanji spelling is from tennō above.


天皇

天皇 (canonical)
sumeramikoto (romanization)

From Old Japanese.
From 皇 (sumera-, prefix of praise and respect) + 尊 (mikoto, “Highness”).
The kanji spelling is from tennō above.

始馭天下之天皇


太子

(shogi) crown prince (promoted drunk elephant, 醉象/酔象)


元年

紀元元年

洪武元年

平成元年

令和元年

光武元年

嘉隆元年

(monarchy) the first year of a calendar era, especially an East Asian imperial reign


キング

Daijisen
Kōjien
Shinmura Izuru
ja:キング
ja:キング (チェス)
ja:キング (トランプ)
ja:松村明

(informal, monarchy) Synonym of 王 (ō, “king”)


クイーン

Daijisen
Kōjien
Shinmura Izuru
ja:クイーン
ja:クイーン (チェス)
ja:クイーン (トランプ)
ja:松村明

ja-noun

クイーン • (kuīn)


大帝

大 (tai-, “great; grand”) + 帝 (tei, “emperor”)

pre

明治大帝

カール/チャールズ大帝

ピョートル大帝

ロムルス大帝

(monarchy) a "great emperor" (used in the titles of some monarchs, and also as a translation of English "the Great")


帝国

大日本帝国 大日本帝国#Japanese

Short for 大日本帝国 (Dainippon Teikoku, “Empire of Japan”).


皇帝

ja-noun

皇(こう)帝(てい) • (kōtei) ^(←くわうてい (kwautei)?)

皇帝 (canonical)
kōtei (romanization)
kwautei (romanization)
くわうてい (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 皇帝 (ɦwɑŋ teiᴴ). See also 三皇五帝 (Sankō Gotei) and 始皇帝 (Shikōtei).


大王

大王 (canonical)
daiō (romanization)
daiwau (romanization)
だいわう (hiragana historical)

大 (dai-, “great”) + 王 (ō, “king”), from Chinese 大王

アレクサンドロス大王

2001 March 10 [1998 December 16], Motohiro Katou, “ミネルヴァの梟(ふくろう) [Owl of Minerva]”, in Ｑ.(キュー)Ｅ.(イー)Ｄ.(ディー) 証(しょう)明(めい)終(しゅう)了(りょう) [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], 9th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 102:

The king of clubs is Alexander the Great of Macedonia

クラブのＫはマケドニアのアレクサンダー大王

Kurabu no kingu wa Makedonia no Arekusandā Daiō

(monarchy) a "great king" (used in the titles of or as the term of address for some kings, and also as a translation of English "the Great")

(monarchy) a "great prince" (used in the titles of some ruling princes)


閣下

閣下 (canonical)
kakka (romanization)
kakuka (romanization)
かくか (hiragana historical)

(rare, attributive) down a noble's residential tower, looking up

大統領閣下

His/Her Excellency the President; Mr./Madam President

ヨーク公閣下

ようこそ大臣閣下 お待ち申しておりました

1986 January 10, Tsurugina, Mai with Katō, Tadashi, “MENU① 幻の料理人 [MENU① The Illusory Cook]”, in ザ・シェフ [The Chef], volume 1 (fiction), Tōkyō: Nihon Bungeisha, →ISBN, page 7:

Welcome, Mr. Minister. We’ve been looking forward to seeing you.

Yō koso Daijin Kakka Omachimōshite orimashita

今夜の晩餐(ディナー)は日本におけるフランス料理の第一人者当ホテルの下村総料理長(グランドシェフ)が腕によりをかけて料理いたします 閣下にはきっとご満足いただけるものと信じております

1986 January 10, Tsurugina, Mai with Katō, Tadashi, “MENU① 幻の料理人 [MENU① The Illusory Cook]”, in ザ・シェフ [The Chef], volume 1 (fiction), Tōkyō: Nihon Bungeisha, →ISBN, page 8:

Our top Japanese executive chef of French cuisine, Shimomura, will use his best efforts to prepare a good dinner tonight. I am confident you will receive the best service.

Kon’ya no dinā wa Nihon ni okeru Furansu ryōri no daiichininsha tō-hoteru no Shimomura Gurando Shefu ga ude ni yori o kakete ryōri Kakka ni wa kitto gomanzoku itadakeru mono to shinjite orimasu

Your Excellency; His Excellency; Her Excellency; Your Lordship; His Lordship; Your Ladyship; Her Ladyship; Your Grace; His Grace; Her Grace


陛下

天皇陛下

皇后陛下

Her Imperial Majesty the Empress (Consort)

天皇皇后両陛下

Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress (Consort)

女王陛下

勘(かん)違(ちが)いされては困(こま)る 貴(き)様(さま)のためになど戦(たたか)うつもりは毛(もう)頭(とう)ない！わしをつき動(うご)かすのは国王陛下(モルドレッド様)への忠(ちゅう)誠(せい)心(しん)のみ！

2004 May 1, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “第(だい)28話(わ) 揺(ゆ)れる王(おう)国(こく) [Chapter 28: The Kingdom Shaken]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], volume 7 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 150–151:

Make no mistake, I have no intention of fighting for you! I am doing it only because I swore allegiance to His Majesty!

Kanchigai sarete wa komaru Kisama no tame ni nado tatakau tsumori wa mōtō nai! Washi o tsukiugokasu no wa Kokuō Heika (Morudoreddo-sama) e no chūseishin nomi!

(monarchy) Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty


皇后

皇(こう)后(ごう) • (kōgō) ^(←くわうごう (kwaugou)?)

皇后 (canonical)
kōgō (romanization)
kwaugou (romanization)
くわうごう (hiragana historical)

中宮: another position translated as empress consort


太后

From Middle Chinese 太后 (MC thajH huwX|huwH).


太后

太(おお)后(きさき) • (ōkisaki) ^(←おほきさき (ofokisaki)?)

太(おお)后(きさい) • (ōkisai) ^(←おほきさい (ofokisai)?)

太后 • ^ (canonical)
太后 (canonical)
ōkisaki (romanization)
ofokisaki (romanization)
ōkisai (romanization)
ofokisai (romanization)
おほきさき (hiragana historical)
おほきさい (hiragana historical)

Extension of 大后 (ōkisaki, “empress”), also read as later ōkisai.

大后も参りたまはむとするを...

Though the Empress Dowager also thought she would visit him...


天皇陛下

ja-pos

天(てん)皇(のう)陛(へい)下(か) • (Tennō Heika) ^(←てんわうへいか (Ten'wau Feika)?)

天皇陛下 (canonical)
Tennō Heika (romanization)
Ten'wau Feika (romanization)
てんわうへいか (hiragana historical)

Compound of 天皇 (tennō, “emperor”) + 陛下 (heika, “majesty”).

compound

天皇陛下がお召し上がりになる食事は、宮中料理人によって作られます。

Tennō Heika ga omeshiagari ni naru shokuji wa, kyūchū ryōrinin ni yotte tsukuraremasu.

The cuisine for His Imperial Majesty is prepared by the palace chef.

His Imperial Majesty
His Imperial Majesty

His Imperial Majesty (form of address to the Emperor of Japan)


王女

王女 (canonical)
ōjo (romanization)
waudyo (romanization)
わうぢよ (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 王女 (hjwang nrjo^X, literally “king + female”). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.

der

1988 July 30 [1984 July 25], Fujiko F. Fujio, “世(せ)界(かい)名(めい)作(さく)童(どう)話(わ)第(だい)２(に)巻(かん) ねむれる森(もり)の美(び)女(じょ) [World’s Renowned Fairy Tales Book 2: Sleeping Beauty]”, in ポストの中の明日 [Post-Mid-Tomorrow] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 2), 10th edition, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 115:

From that day on, she became known as the Sleepless Beauty.

このときから、ねむれぬ森の王女とよばれるようになった。

Kono toki kara, Nemurenu Mori no Ōjo to yobareru yō ni natta.


公国

公 (kō, “duke; ruling prince”) + 国 (-koku, “country”)

suf

モナコ公国


天皇誕生日

ja-noun

^てんのう ^たんじょうび

^てんわう ^たんじやうび

天(てん)皇(のう)誕(たん)生(じょう)日(び) • (Tennō Tanjōbi) ^(←てんわうたんじやうび (Ten'wau Tanzyaubi)?)

天皇誕生日 (canonical)
Tennō Tanjōbi (romanization)
Ten'wau Tanzyaubi (romanization)
てんわうたんじやうび (hiragana historical)

[tẽ̞nːo̞ː tã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ːbʲi]

Compound of 天皇 (tennō, “emperor of Japan”) + 誕生日 (tanjōbi, “birthday”).

com

a national holiday in Japan on the birthday of the 今上天皇 (Kinjō Tennō, “present reigning emperor”), currently February 23

in honour of Emperor Showa's love of plants and the environment


一世

一世 (canonical)
issei (romanization)
一世 (canonical)
isse (romanization)
一世 (canonical)
hitoyo (romanization)

一世一元

(monarchy) one East Asian imperial reign


主上

ja-pos

主(しゅ)上(じょう) • (shujō) ^(←しゆじやう (syuzyau)?)

主上 (canonical)
shujō (romanization)
syuzyau (romanization)
しゆじやう (hiragana historical)

(archaic) Your Highness; His Majesty (the emperor or monarch)


品位

品位 (canonical)
hin'i (romanization)
fin'wi (romanization)
ひんゐ (hiragana historical)


殿下

ja-noun

殿(でん)下(か) or 殿(てん)下(が) • (denka or tenga)

殿下 (canonical)
殿下 (canonical)
denka (romanization)
tenga (romanization)

皇太子殿下 / 皇嗣殿下

三笠宮殿下

敬宮殿下

Her Imperial Highness the Princess Toshi

秩父宮妃殿下

Her Imperial Highness the Princess (Consort) Chichibu

高松宮両殿下

Their Imperial Highnesses the Prince and Princess (Consort) Takamatsu

エディンバラ公フィリップ王配殿下

His Royal Highness the Prince (Consort) Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

(monarchy) Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness


王朝

王朝 (canonical)
ōchō (romanization)
wauteu (romanization)
わうてう (hiragana historical)


ツァーリ

ツァーリ • (tsāri)

Borrowed from Russian царь (carʹ). Doublet of カエサル (Kaesaru), シーザー (Shīzā), ツァー (tsā).

ja-r

シーザー (Shīzā)


女王

女王 (canonical)
joō (romanization)
dyowau (romanization)
ぢよわう (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 女王 (nrjo^X hjwang, literally “female + king”).

内親王

naishinnō, sister or daughter of the emperor

(historical) a Japanese prince's unmarried daughter who is descended from the reigning emperor through no more than five generations ("princes" include 親王 (shinnō) or 王 (ō))

典子女王

a Japanese prince's unmarried daughter who is descended from the reigning emperor through no more than three generations (thus, the emperor's granddaughter or niece; "princes" only include 親王 (shinnō))


万歳

Shift in reading from 万(ばん)歳(ぜい) (banzei) below, keeping the older goon reading for the second character and adopting the relatively newer kan'on reading for the first character.

1936, “第五章 母音と父音 [Chapter 5: Vowels and Consonants]”, in 誰にも分かる獨習英語の學び方 [Self-Taught English for Everyone], 英語研究会, page 30:

大日本帝國萬歲！


万歳

From Middle Chinese 萬歲 (MC mjonH sjwejH). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.


万歳

From Middle Chinese 萬歲 (MC mjonH sjwejH). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.


伯爵

ja-noun

伯(はく)爵(しゃく) • (hakushaku) ^(←はくしやく (fakusyaku)?)

伯爵 (canonical)
hakushaku (romanization)
fakusyaku (romanization)
はくしやく (hiragana historical)

[ha̠kɯ̟̊ɕa̠kɯ̟]

伯 (“count”) + 爵 (“nobility title”). Originally, the third highest among the 五等爵 (Gotōshaku, “Five Ranks”) in China under the Zhou dynasty. Used as an equivalent to the concept of the European "count" after the Meiji Restoration, during the establishment of a new peerage system called 華族 (Kazoku).

Takeuchi, Ryōsuke with Miyoshi, Hikaru, “＃１｜緋(ひ)色(いろ)の瞳(ひとみ)(Ｔｈｅ Ｓｃａｒｌｅｔ Ｅｙｅｓ) [#1|The Scarlet Eyes]”, in 憂国のモリアーティ(Ｍｏｒｉａｒｔｙ ｔｈｅ Ｐａｔｒｉｏｔ) [Moriarty the Patriot], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, pages 66–67:

…Albert. Eldest son of the Earl Moriarty, Albert James Moriarty. And these are my brothers, William James Moriarty and Lewis James Moriarty.

……アルバート モリアーティ伯爵家長子 アルバート・ジェームズ・モリアーティ そしてその弟 ウィリアム・ジェームズ・モリアーティとルイス・ジェームズ・モリアーティです

……Arubāto Moriāti Hakushakuke chōshi Arubāto Jēmuzu Moriāti Soshite sono otōto Wiriamu Jēmuzu Moriāti to Ruisu Jēmuzu Moriāti desu


公主

Middle Chinese 公主 (kuŋ t͡ɕɨo^X, literally “her marriage is presided by the 三公 (“Three Ducal Ministers”)”)

der

her marriage is presided by the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">三公</i> (“Three Ducal Ministers”)

(historical, monarchy) a non-Japanese East Asian princess


関白

ja-noun

関(かん)白(ぱく) • (kanpaku) ^(←くわんぱく (kwanpaku)?)

関(かん)白(ぱく) • (Kanpaku) ^(←くわんぱく (kwanpaku)?)

関白 (canonical)
kanpaku (romanization)
kwanpaku (romanization)
くわんぱく (hiragana historical)
関白 (canonical)
Kanpaku (romanization)
kwanpaku (romanization)
くわんぱく (hiragana historical)

→ Portuguese: Quambacudono

/kʷanbaku/ → /kʷanpaku/ → */kʷampaku/ → /kampaku/
From Middle Chinese 關白 (MC kwaen baek).

(historical) chief advisor to the Emperor


摂政

摂(しょう)政(しょう) • (shōshō) ^(←せふしやう (sefusyau)?)

摂政 (canonical)
shōshō (romanization)
sefusyau (romanization)
せふしやう (hiragana historical)

/sepuɕʲau/ → /seɸuɕʲau/ → /seuɕʲau/ → /ɕʲɔːɕʲɔː/ → /ɕʲoːɕʲoː/
From Middle Chinese compound 攝政／摄政 (syep tsyengᴴ, literally “grasp + government”). Compare modern Mandarin 攝政／摄政 (shèzhèng, “to act as a regent”).
The goon, so likely the reading as first borrowed.

(archaic) the chief advisor to the emperor, similar to a viceroy or vizier


摂政

摂(せっ)政(しょう) • (sesshō) ^(←せつしやう (setusyau)?)

摂政 (canonical)
sesshō (romanization)
setusyau (romanization)
せつしやう (hiragana historical)

Shift in reading of shōshō above, using the kan'yōyomi of setsu for the 摂 character.

a regent: one who rules in the place of a monarch because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled

regency: the position or station of a regent


公爵

公(こう)爵(しゃく) • (kōshaku) ^(←こうしやく (kousyaku)?)

公爵 (canonical)
kōshaku (romanization)
kousyaku (romanization)
こうしやく (hiragana historical)

[ko̞ːɕa̠kɯ̟]

Learned borrowing from Chinese 公爵 (gōngjué). Used initially as a translation of European titles such as English duke or German Herzog.
First cited in Japanese to 1867.


子爵

ja-noun

子(し)爵(しゃく) • (shishaku) ^(←ししやく (sisyaku)?)

子爵 (canonical)
shishaku (romanization)
sisyaku (romanization)
ししやく (hiragana historical)

子 (“Chinese scholar; viscount”) + 爵 (“nobility title”). Originally, the fourth highest among the 五等爵 (Gotōshaku, “Five Ranks”) in China under the Zhou dynasty. Used as an equivalent to the concept of the European "viscount" after the Meiji Restoration, during the establishment of a new peerage system called 華族 (Kazoku).

suf

1994 September 25, Fujiko F. Fujio, のび太(た)と夢(む)幻(げん)三(さん)剣(けん)士(し) [Nobita and the Three Fantasy Swordsmen] (大長編ドラえもん; 14), volume 14 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 61:

Who’s Suneo? I am Viscount Sunemith the Renowned Swordsman.

スネ夫？われこそは天下の名剣士、スネミス子爵だぞ。

Suneo? Ware koso wa Tenka no Meikenshi, Sunemisu Shishaku da zo.


二宮

the 中宮 (Chūgū, “Empress Consort's Palace at the center”) and 東宮 (Tōgū, “Crown Prince's Palace to the east”)


二宮

A town in Haga district, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, Asia

A town in Naka district, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, Asia


皇女

ja-noun

皇(こう)女(じょ) • (kōjo) ^(←くわうぢよ (kwaudyo)?)

皇女 (canonical)
kōjo (romanization)
kwaudyo (romanization)
くわうぢよ (hiragana historical)

/kwaudʲo/ → /kwɔːd͡ʑo/ → /koːd͡ʑo/
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 皇女 (MC hwang nrjoX|nrjoH). First cited to the early 1300s.

an imperial princess of Japan (the Emperor's daughter)


皇女

皇女 (canonical)
ōjo (romanization)
waudyo (romanization)
わうぢよ (hiragana historical)

/waudʲo/ → /wɔːd͡ʑo/ → /oːd͡ʑo/
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 皇女 (MC hwang nrjoX|nrjoH).
The mixed use of the goon reading of /oː/ for the first kanji and the kan'on reading of /d͡ʑo/ for the second kanji may indicate a shift within Japanese after borrowing. The first appearance of this reading is unknown, but it would be some time after the appearance of the /koːd͡ʑo/ reading in the early 1300s.


ファラオ

Borrowed from English pharaoh.
First cited to a text from 1924.

a pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)

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Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shinmura Izuru
ja:ファラオ


称号

称(しょう)号(ごう) • (shōgō)

Aiko, Princess Toshi
Akihito
Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan
Naruhito
Sayako Kuroda

(monarchy) the title of address given to one of the Japanese emperor's or his heir apparent's (not heir presumptive's) children (thus, children of the main branch of the family, not of the 宮家 (miyake, “cadet branches”)); compare 宮号 (miyagō)


君主制

君主制 (canonical)
kunshusei (romanization)

[kɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕɨ̥se̞ː]

君主 (kunshu, “monarch”) + 制 (-sei, “system”)

suf

monarchy (form of government with a hereditary head of state)


絶対君主制

ja-noun

絶(ぜっ)対(たい)君(くん)主(しゅ)制(せい) • (zettai kunshusei)

絶対君主制 (canonical)
zettai kunshusei (romanization)

[d͡ze̞t̚ta̠i kɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕɨ̥se̞ː]

From 絶対 (zettai, “absolute”) + 君主制 (kunshusei, “monarchy”).


バッキンガム宮殿

ja-pos

バッキンガム きゅうでん

バッキンガム宮殿 (canonical)
Bakkingamu Kyūden (romanization)

[ba̠k̚ʲkʲĩŋɡa̠mɯ̟ kʲɨːdẽ̞ɴ]

バッキンガム (“Buckingham”) + 宮殿 (“palace”), calque of British English Buckingham Palace

af

はっきんがむきゅうでん'

cal

はっきんがむきゅうでん'

Buckingham Palace (the official London residence of the British monarch)


皇室

ja-noun

皇(こう)室(しつ) • (kōshitsu) ^(←くゎうしつ (kwausitu)?)

皇室 (canonical)
kōshitsu (romanization)
kwausitu (romanization)
くゎうしつ (hiragana historical)

Japanese imperial family, imperial household


隠れる

ja-verb

隠(かく)れる • (kakureru) intransitive ichidan (stem 隠(かく)れ (kakure), past 隠(かく)れた (kakureta))

隠れる (canonical)
kakureru (romanization)
隠れ (stem)
隠れた (past)
隠れ
かくれ
kakure
隠れる
かくれる
kakureru
隠れれ
かくれれ
kakurere
隠れよ (imperative literary)
隠れろ (colloquial imperative)
かくれよ (imperative literary)
かくれろ (colloquial imperative)
kakureyo (imperative literary)
kakurero (colloquial imperative)
隠れられる (passive)
かくれられる (passive)
kakurerareru (passive)
隠れさせる (causative)
隠れさす (causative)
かくれさせる (causative)
かくれさす (causative)
kakuresaseru (causative)
kakuresasu (causative)
隠れられる (potential)
隠れれる (colloquial potential)
かくれられる (potential)
かくれれる (colloquial potential)
kakurerareru (potential)
kakurereru (colloquial potential)
隠れよう (volitional)
かくれよう (volitional)
kakureyō (volitional)
隠れない (negative)
隠れぬ (negative)
隠れん (negative)
かくれない (negative)
かくれぬ (negative)
かくれん (negative)
kakurenai (negative)
kakurenu (negative)
kakuren (negative)
隠れず (continuative negative)
かくれず (continuative negative)
kakurezu (continuative negative)
隠れます (formal)
かくれます (formal)
kakuremasu (formal)
隠れた (perfective)
かくれた (perfective)
kakureta (perfective)
隠れて (conjunctive)
かくれて (conjunctive)
kakurete (conjunctive)
隠れれば (conditional hypothetical)
かくれれば (conditional hypothetical)
kakurereba (conditional hypothetical)
隠れ (irrealis stem)
かくれ (irrealis stem)
kakure (irrealis)
隠れ (continuative stem)
かくれ (continuative stem)
kakure (continuative)
隠る (stem terminative)
かくる (stem terminative)
kakuru (terminative)
隠るる (attributive stem)
かくるる (attributive stem)
kakururu (attributive)
隠るれ (realis stem)
かくるれ (realis stem)
kakurure (realis)
隠れよ (imperative stem)
かくれよ (imperative stem)
kakureyo (imperative)
隠れず (negative)
かくれず (negative)
kakurezu (negative)
隠るれど (contrastive)
かくるれど (contrastive)
kakururedo (contrastive)
隠るれば (causative)
かくるれば (causative)
kakurureba (causative)
隠れば (conditional)
かくれば (conditional)
kakureba (conditional)
隠れき (past)
かくれき (past)
kakureki (past)
隠れけり (past)
かくれけり (past)
kakurekeri (past)
隠れつ (perfect)
かくれつ (perfect)
kakuretu (perfect)
隠れぬ (perfect)
かくれぬ (perfect)
kakurenu (perfect)
隠れたり (continuative perfect)
かくれたり (continuative perfect)
kakuretari (continuative perfect)
隠れむ (volitional)
かくれむ (volitional)
kakuremu (volitional)

[ka̠kɯ̟ɾe̞ɾɯ̟]


公家

/kuᵑ ke/ → /kuɡe/
From Middle Chinese 公家 (MC kuwng kae). Compare modern Mandarin 公家 (gōngjiā, “the state, the public”).
The meaning in Japanese developed from “great house, great family” to then signify “the imperial family”, then by extension the courtiers, and again the nobility.


親王

ja-noun

親(しん)王(のう) • (shinnō) ^(←しんわう (sin'wau)?)

親王 (canonical)
shinnō (romanization)
sin'wau (romanization)
しんわう (hiragana historical)

From Old Japanese, borrowed from Middle Chinese 親王 (t͡sʰiɪn ɦʉɐŋ), in turn a compound of 親 (“very familiar; very close”) + 王 (“king”, in ancient Japan, this term was also used to refer to an imperial prince), so called because of the closeness to the reigning emperor. The ō reading for 王 changes to nō as an instance of renjō (連声).
First cited in Japanese to a text from 718 CE.

王

ō, specific to the Japanese imperial family, refers to any grandson, great-grandson

a specific rank granted to certain male members of the imperial family:

an East Asian imperial prince who is either brother or son to the reigning emperor

in ancient Japan, any of the emperor's brothers or sons

any of the direct male descendants of the emperor of Japan, down to any imperial great-great-grandchildren

any of the legitimate direct male heirs of the emperor of Japan

(theater, kabuki) Short for 親王鬘 (shinnō kazura)., literally "imperial prince wig", specific style of wig used in kabuki


王妃

王妃 (canonical)
ōhi (romanization)
waufi (romanization)
わうひ (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese *王妃 (MC hjwang|hjwangH phj+j|phwojH), from 王 (ō, “king; East Asian sovereign or imperial prince”) + 妃 (hi, “consort; concubine”).

af

the princess consort of an East Asian 王 (“prince”); compare 親王妃


皇族

ja-noun

皇(こう)族(ぞく) • (kōzoku) ^(←くゎうぞく (kwauzoku)?)

皇族 (canonical)
kōzoku (romanization)
kwauzoku (romanization)
くゎうぞく (hiragana historical)

Coordinate term: 王族

Holonym: 皇室 (kōshitsu, “emperors and relatives”)

Meronyms: 王 (ō, “distal prince”), 王妃 (ōhi, “distal princess consort”), 皇后 (kōgō, “empress consort”), 皇太后 (kōtaikō, “empress dowager”), 親王 (shinnō, “proximal prince”), 親王妃 (shinnōhi, “proximal princess consort”), 女王 (joō, “distal princess”), 太皇太后 (taikōtaikō, “grand empress dowager”), 内親王 (naishinnō, “proximal princess”)

(monarchy) Japanese emperors' relatives with imperial status (excluding emperors themselves, most of their in-laws and married former princesses)


国体

→ English: kokutai

1925 April 22, 治安維持法 [Peace Preservation Law]:

Article 1: A person who has formed an association for the purpose of changing the national polity or denying the system of private property, and a person who has knowingly participated in it, shall be punished with imprisonment with or without work for no more than ten years.

第一條 國體ヲ變革シ又ハ私有財產制度ヲ否認スルコトヲ目的トシテ結社ヲ組織シ又ハ情ヲ知リテ之ニ加入シタル者ハ十年以下ノ懲役又ハ禁錮ニ處ス

Dai-ichi-jō Kokutai o henkaku shi mata wa shiyū zaisan seido o hinin suru koto o mokuteki to shite kessha o soshiki shi mata wa jō o shirite kore ni kanyū shitaru mono wa jū-nen ika no chōeki mata wa kinko ni shosu

(politics, philosophy, chiefly historical) kokutai (the national essence and character of Japan viewed as conforming to Shinto-Confucian ideals, with the emperor as its ethical, spiritual, cultural and political center)


王家

王家 (canonical)
ōke (romanization)
wauke (romanization)
わうけ (hiragana historical)


天朝

太政

the imperial government of ancient Japan


皇家

an imperial household, family of an emperor

(specifically) the Imperial Household of Japan


御門

→ English: mikado

→ Portuguese: micado

The literal meaning of 御門 is "the honorable gate", that is, the gate of the Japanese imperial palace. The term was once used metonymically for the main occupant of the palace, thereby avoiding naming him directly, which was considered disrespectful. Compare Sublime Porte as a term for the Ottoman court and government, along with pharaoh (from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“palace, pharaoh”, literally “great house”)) as a term for the Egyptian king.


太皇太后

太皇太后 (canonical)
taikōtaigō (romanization)


皇位

皇位 (canonical)
kōi (romanization)
kwauwi (romanization)
くゎうゐ (hiragana historical)

Chrysanthemum Throne
Chrysanthemum Throne

(specifically) the Chrysanthemum Throne, the monarchy of Japan


君主国

君主国 (canonical)
kunshukoku (romanization)

[kɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕɨ̥ko̞kɯ̟]

君主 (kunshu, “monarch”) + 国 (-koku, “country”)

suf

a monarchy (territory ruled over by a monarch)


ツァーリズム

[t͡sa̠ːɾʲizɨmɯ̟]


内親王

ja-noun

内(ない)親(しん)王(のう) • (naishinnō) ^(←ないしんわう (naisin'wau)?)

内親王 (canonical)
naishinnō (romanization)
naisin'wau (romanization)
ないしんわう (hiragana historical)

内 (nai-, “inside (the palace); indoor”) + 親王 (shinnō, emperor's brother or son). The ō reading for 王 changes to nō as an instance of renjō (連声).

pre

愛子内親王

an East Asian imperial princess who is either unmarried sister or daughter to the reigning emperor


大公国

大公国 (canonical)
taikōkoku (romanization)

From 大公 (taikō, “grand duke”) + 国 (-koku, “country”).

suf

ルクセンブルク大公国


大公

From 大 (tai-, “grand”) + 公 (kō, “duke”).


立憲君主制

ja-noun

立(りっ)憲(けん)君(くん)主(しゅ)制(せい) • (rikken kunshusei)

立憲君主制 (canonical)
rikken kunshusei (romanization)

[ɾʲik̚ke̞ŋ kɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕɨ̥se̞ː]

立憲 (rikken, “constitutionalism”) + 君主制 (kunshusei, “monarchy”)

af

constitutional monarchy
constitutional monarchy


駙馬

(historical, monarchy) a Chinese prince consort, the husband of a 公主 (kōshu, “Chinese princess”) and son-in-law of the Chinese emperor


上様

ja-noun

上(うえ)様(さま) • (uesama) ^(←うへさま (ufesama)?)

上様 (canonical)
uesama (romanization)
ufesama (romanization)
うへさま (hiragana historical)

2006 November 7, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)百(ひゃく)二(に)十(じゅう)八(はち)訓(くん) 運(うん)に身(み)分(ぶん)は関(かん)係(けい)ない [Lesson 128: Luck Has Nothing to Do with Social Status]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 15 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

Uesugi-san toka kiki machigaeta no de wa nai ka

Maybe you misheard it for Uesugi-san or something?

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

(honorific, address) form of address or reference for an emperor, shogun, or other individual of high social status: noble superior, Majesty, Highness, lordship


宮内庁

宮(く)内(ない)庁(ちょう) • (Kunaichō) ^(←くないちやう (Kunaityau)?)

宮内庁 (canonical)
Kunaichō (romanization)
Kunaityau (romanization)
くないちやう (hiragana historical)

Imperial Household Agency, an agency of the Japanese government in charge of matters of state related to the Emperor and the Imperial Family


絶対主義

絶対主義 (canonical)
zettai shugi (romanization)

From 絶対 (zettai, “absolute”) + 主義 (shugi, “ism”).

af

絶対君主制 絶対君主制#Japanese

(monarchy) Synonym of 絶対君主制 (zettai kunshusei, “absolute monarchy”)


大倭根子天皇

ja-noun

^おおやまとねこ の ^すめらみこと

おほやまとねこのすめらみこと

大倭根子天皇(おおやまとねこのすめらみこと) • (Ōyamatoneko no Sumeramikoto) ^(←おほやまとねこのすめらみこと (ofoyamatonekonosumeramikoto)?)

大倭根子天皇 (canonical)
Ōyamatoneko no Sumeramikoto (romanization)
ofoyamatonekonosumeramikoto (romanization)
おほやまとねこのすめらみこと (hiragana historical)

From Old Japanese.
Compound of 大倭 (Ōyamato) + 根子 (neko, “root → origin, source”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 天皇 (sumeramikoto, a term of address for an Emperor or Empress (regnant) of Japan).

inh

おおやまとねこのすめらみこと

com

おおやまとねこのすめらみこと

(honorific) a more respectful term of address for an Emperor or Empress (regnant) of Japan


諸王

ja-noun

諸(しょ)王(おう) or 諸王(おおきんだち) • (shōu or ōkindachi)

諸王 (canonical)
諸王 (canonical)
shōu (romanization)
ōkindachi (romanization)

しょおう: Middle Chinese 諸王 (“kings; princes”).
おおきんだち: 大 (ō-, “great”) + 公達, 君達 (kindachi, “princes”)

pre

princes who are the Emperor's grandsons or below


三后

(East Asian monarchy, of the reigning emperor) the empress consort, the empress dowager and the grand empress dowager


舎人

ja-noun

舎人(とねり) or 舎(しゃ)人(じん) • (toneri or shajin)

舎人 (canonical)
舎人 (canonical)
toneri (romanization)
shajin (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?], from 殿 (tono, “palace”) + 入り (iri, “enterer”)

af

a type of imperial valet or footman
(Ko shogi) A piece in Ko shogi

a type of imperial valet or footman
A piece in Ko shogi


宮内省

ja-pos

宮(く)内(ない)省(しょう) • (Kunaishō) ^(←くないしゃう (kunaisyau)?)

宮内省 (canonical)
Kunaishō (romanization)
kunaisyau (romanization)
くないしゃう (hiragana historical)

宮内 (“inside the court”) + 省 (“ministry”)

af

(historical, government, monarchy) the Ministry of the Imperial Household


宮内省

ja-pos

^みや の ^うち の ^つかさ

宮(みやの)内(うちの)省(つかさ) • (Miya no Uchi no Tsukasa)

宮内省 (canonical)
Miya no Uchi no Tsukasa (romanization)

宮 (miya, “palace; court”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 内 (uchi, “inside”) + の + 司 (tsukasa, “position”)


大炊

ja-noun

大(おお)炊(い) • (ōi)

From 大飯 (ōī, literally “great (rice) meal”).


大嘗祭

ja-pos

^おおにえ の ^まつり

大(だい)嘗(じょう)祭(さい) or 大(おお)嘗(なめ)祭(まつり) or 大(おお)嘗(にえの)祭(まつり) • (Daijōsai or Ōnamematsuri or Ōnie no Matsuri)

大嘗祭 (canonical)
大嘗祭 (canonical)
大嘗祭 (canonical)
Daijōsai (romanization)
Ōnamematsuri (romanization)
Ōnie no Matsuri (romanization)

(Shinto) a grand ritual to give thanks to the gods after the enthronement of the Emperor


王政復古

ja-noun

王(おう)政(せい)復(ふっ)古(こ) • (ōsei fukko) ^(←わうせいふくこ (wausei fukuko)?)

王政復古 (canonical)
ōsei fukko (romanization)
wausei fukuko (romanization)
わうせいふくこ (hiragana historical)

[o̞ːse̞ː ɸɯ̟k̚ko̞]

From 王(おう)政(せい) (ōsei, “monarchy”) + 復(ふっ)古(こ) (fukko, “restoration”).

com-ja

王政復古の大号令

the Order for the Restoration of Imperial Rule


王政

王政 (canonical)
ōsei (romanization)
wausei (romanization)
わうせい (hiragana historical)


すめら

天皇

the Emperor/Empress Regnant (literally, “imperial man”)

天皇/皇尊

His/Her Majesty the Emperor/Empress Regnant (literally, “imperial august thing”)

神日本磐余彦天皇 ― Kan'yamato Iwarebiko no Sumeramikoto ― His Majesty, Lord Iware of Divine Yamato

始馭天下之天皇

His Majesty, the First Ruler of the Land

皇御国

His/Her Majesty's empire (literally, “imperial august land”)

皇御軍

His/Her Majesty's military (literally, “imperial august fighters”)


飛鳥浄御原宮

ja-pos

^あすか の ^きよみはら の ^みや

飛鳥(あすかの)浄(きよ)御(み)原(はらの)宮(みや) • (Asuka no Kiyomihara no Miya)

飛鳥浄御原宮 (canonical)
Asuka no Kiyomihara no Miya (romanization)

(history) the late-7th-century palace of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō, now in Asuka, Nara


正親司

^おおきみ の ^つかさ

^おおきんだち の ^つかさ

正親(おおきみの)司(つかさ) or 正親(おおきんだちの)司(つかさ) • (Ōkimi no Tsukasa or Ōkindachi no Tsukasa)

正親司 (canonical)
正親司 (canonical)
Ōkimi no Tsukasa (romanization)
Ōkindachi no Tsukasa (romanization)

大君, 王, 王女 (ōkimi, “non-親王 (shinnō)/内親王 (naishinnō) princes and princesses”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“department”). Alternatively, 諸王 (ōkindachi, “non-親王 (shinnō)/内親王 (naishinnō) princes and princesses”) + の + 司. The kanji spelling literally reads "Department of Legitimate Relatives". See also 正親町 (Ōgimachi).

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(history, government) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) department under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”), responsible for managing nametags, stipends and clothing for the Emperor's relatives down from the second to the fourth generation (only including 王 (ō) and 女王 (joō), excluding 親王 (shinnō) and 内親王 (naishinnō))


王配

Perhaps blend of 王 (“king”) + 配偶者 (haigūsha, “spouse”)

blend

エディンバラ公爵フィリップ王配

(neologism, uncommon) a prince consort (husband of queen)

駙馬

Chinese prince consort; fuba, son- or brother-in-law of emperor, husband of princess


法皇

法皇 (canonical)
hōō (romanization)
fofwau (romanization)
ほふわう (hiragana historical)

(monarchy, Buddhism) an emperor who abdicates and becomes a monk; a monk emperor emeritus


天長節

ja-noun

天(てん)長(ちょう)節(せつ) • (tenchōsetsu) ^(←てんちやうせつ (tentyausetu)?)

天長節 (canonical)
tenchōsetsu (romanization)
tentyausetu (romanization)
てんちやうせつ (hiragana historical)

[tẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ːse̞t͡sɨ]

Borrowed from Chinese 天長節／天长节 (tiānchángjié). First used by Emperor Kōnin of the Nara Period to refer to his birthday and those of subsequent emperors, and later disused. The term was revived during the reign of Emperor Meiji, nearly a millennium later.

天皇誕生日 天皇誕生日#Japanese


一世一元

一世一元 (canonical)
issei ichigen (romanization)

[isːe̞ː it͡ɕiɡẽ̞ɴ]

Probably ultimately from Middle Chinese 一世一元 (MC 'jit syejH 'jit ngjwon, literally “one generation, one era”), as this practice originated in China. Also analyzable in Japanese as a compound of 一世 (issei, “one generation”) + 一元 (ichigen, “one era”).
First cited in Japanese to 1868.

compound

(monarchy) an East Asian practice of dating, using exactly one distinct era name for each monarch's reign, where such era name also eventually becomes the monarch's posthumous name

Bảo Đại
Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Gojong of Korea
Hongwu Emperor
Kōjien
Naruhito
Naruhito#Name
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shinmura Izuru
ja:一世一元の制


宸翰

ja-noun

宸(しん)翰(かん) • (shinkan) ^(←しんかん (sinkan)?)

宸翰 (canonical)
shinkan (romanization)
sinkan (romanization)
しんかん (hiragana historical)

Borrowed from Literary Chinese 宸翰 (chénhàn).


宮号

ja-noun

宮(みや)号(ごう) • (miyagō) ^(←みやがう (myagau)?)

宮号 (canonical)
miyagō (romanization)
myagau (romanization)
みやがう (hiragana historical)

(monarchy) the title of a 宮家 (miyake, “cadet branch”), always suffixed with 宮 (no Miya), also used as a title for its patriarch and matriarch; not to be confused with 称号 (shōgō), which is constructed and used similarly

Akihito
Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan
Kiko, Crown Princess of Japan
Naruhito
Sayako Kuroda
ja:宮号


宮家

(monarchy) a cadet branch of the Japanese imperial family, established upon the marriage of a 親王 (shinnō, “prince”); it has a distinct title called 宮号 (miyagō)


親王妃

親王(しんのう) (shinnō) + 妃(ひ) (hi, “female consort”).

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文仁親王妃紀子

(monarchy) the princess consort of a 親王 (“prince”); compare 王妃


妃殿下

妃 (“female consort”) + 殿下 (“Your/His/Her Highness”)

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皇太子妃殿下 / 皇嗣妃殿下

Her Imperial Highness the Crown Princess (Consort)

秋篠宮皇嗣妃殿下

Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess (Consort) Akishino

ダイアナ妃殿下

Her Royal Highness Princess (Consort) Diana

Your Highness/Her Highness the Princess (Consort)


公女

公女 (canonical)
kōjo (romanization)
koudyo (romanization)
こうぢょ (hiragana historical)

Literary Chinese 公女 (literally “duke's daughter”)

der

(historical) the daughter of a duke in China or Vietnam; compare 王女 (daughter of a king) and 皇女 (daughter of an emperor)


五等爵

五等爵 (canonical)
gotōshaku (romanization)

[ɡo̞to̞ːɕa̠kɯ̟]


五爵

ja-noun

五(ご)爵(しゃく) • (goshaku) ^(←ごしやく (gosyaku)?)

五爵 (canonical)
goshaku (romanization)
gosyaku (romanization)
ごしやく (hiragana historical)

Meronyms: 公 (kō, “duke”), 公爵 (kōshaku, “duke”), 侯 (kō, “marquis”), 侯爵 (kōshaku, “marquis”), 子 (shi, “viscount”), 子爵 (shishaku, “viscount”), 男 (dan, “baron”), 男爵 (danshaku, “baron”), 伯 (haku, “count”), 伯爵 (hakushaku, “count”)

the five ranks of 爵 (shaku, “peerage”) in feudal China, bestowed on 諸侯 (shokō, “princes”) (sons, brothers, nephews, male cousins, etc.) of the 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”), later used as East Asian equivalents to European ranks


お方

Compound of お (o-, honorific prefix) + 方(かた) (kata, “direction; (polite) person”).


院政

(historical) cloistered rule; the indirect rule by an emperor emeritus who became a Buddhist monk