"后" meaning in Japanese

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Affix

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (こう)), [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 后 (MC huwX|huwH). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=こう}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|后}} 后 (MC huwX|huwH) Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|こう}} 后(こう) • (kō)
  1. monarch, ruler, sovereign
    Sense id: en-后-ja-affix-2T7oz3cu
  2. empress, queen, or other female monarch
    Sense id: en-后-ja-affix-pgi0bcAP Categories (other): Japanese affixes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 皇后 (kōgō) (ruby: (こう), (ごう)), 后稷 (kōshoku) (ruby: (こう), (しょく)), 后妃 (kōhi) (ruby: (こう), ()), 王后 (ōkō) (ruby: (おう), (こう)), 皇太后 (kōtaigō) (ruby: (こう), (たい), (ごう)), 三后 (sangō) (ruby: (さん), (ごう)), 准后 (jugō) (ruby: (じゅ), (ごう)), 太后 (taikō) (ruby: (たい), (こう)), 母后 (bokō) (ruby: (), (こう)), 立后 (rikkō) (ruby: (りっ), (こう))
Etymology number: 1

Character

  1. Tags: grade-6-kanji, kanji, no-gloss Derived forms: 大后 (konioruku) (ruby: 大后(コニオルク))
    Sense id: en-后-ja-character-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Grade 6 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 皇后 (kōgō) (ruby: (こう), (ごう))

Noun

IPA: [kʲisa̠kʲi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (きさき)), kisaki [romanization]
Etymology: Derivation unknown. Possibly originally a contraction of 君幸 (kimi saki, literally “lordly good fortune”). Etymology templates: {{unk|ja|nocap=1|sort=きさき}} unknown, {{m|ja|君幸|lit=lordly good fortune|tr=kimi saki}} 君幸 (kimi saki, literally “lordly good fortune”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|きさき}} 后(きさき) • (kisaki)
  1. an empress Synonyms: 皇后
    Sense id: en-后-ja-noun-W0YjNRyq
  2. any other wife of a male aristocrat, such as a queen
    Sense id: en-后-ja-noun-t~Rmxm~l Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 8 18 0 22 52 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 11 68 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 9 12 67 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 5 18 23 43 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 8 10 68 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 后がね (kisakigane) (ruby: (きさき)), 后の宮 (kisaki no miya) (ruby: (きさき), (みや)), 后腹 (kisakibara) (ruby: (きさき), (ばら)), 大后 (ōkisaki) (ruby: (おお), (きさき)), 母后 (hahakisaki) (ruby: (はは), (きさき))
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (きさい)), kisai [romanization]
Etymology: /kisaki/ → /kisaĩ/ → /kisai/ Sound shift from kisaki above. Appears to be less common in isolation than the kisaki reading above. Head templates: {{ja-noun|きさい}} 后(きさい) • (kisai)
  1. (uncommon, archaic) Same as きさき (kisaki) above Tags: archaic, uncommon Synonyms: きさき [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: 后の宮 (kisai no miya) (ruby: (きさい), (みや)), 后腹 (kisaibara) (ruby: (きさい), (ばら)), 大后 (ōkisai) (ruby: (おお), (きさい))
    Sense id: en-后-ja-noun-OOBawZCz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for 后 meaning in Japanese (7.1kB)

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      "ipa": "[kʲisa̠kʲi]"
    }
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          "ref": "c. 1001–1014, Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Monogatari (Agemaki)",
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              "帝",
              "みかど"
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              "后",
              "きさい"
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          "太",
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          "后",
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          "后",
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          "立",
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        [
          "后",
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      },
      "expansion": "后 (MC huwX|huwH)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 后 (MC huwX|huwH).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "后",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "后",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "affix",
        "2": "こう"
      },
      "expansion": "后(こう) • (kō)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "affix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "monarch, ruler, sovereign"
      ],
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        [
          "monarch",
          "monarch"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ],
        [
          "sovereign",
          "sovereign#Noun"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "empress, queen, or other female monarch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "empress",
          "empress"
        ],
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ],
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "后"
}

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    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
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    "Japanese terms spelled with 后",
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    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kisakigane",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "后",
          "きさき"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "后がね"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kisaki no miya",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "后",
          "きさき"
        ],
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          "宮",
          "みや"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "后の宮"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kisakibara",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "后",
          "きさき"
        ],
        [
          "腹",
          "ばら"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "后腹"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ōkisaki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "大",
          "おお"
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        [
          "后",
          "きさき"
        ]
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    {
      "roman": "hahakisaki",
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          "后",
          "きさき"
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        "lit": "lordly good fortune",
        "tr": "kimi saki"
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derivation unknown.\nPossibly originally a contraction of 君幸 (kimi saki, literally “lordly good fortune”).",
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    {
      "form": "后",
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        [
          "后",
          "きさき"
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      "form": "kisaki",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "an empress"
      ],
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        [
          "empress",
          "empress"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "皇后"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any other wife of a male aristocrat, such as a queen"
      ],
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        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
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        [
          "male",
          "male"
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        [
          "aristocrat",
          "aristocrat"
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        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "きさき"
    },
    {
      "other": "きさき"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʲisa̠kʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "后"
}

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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
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    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kisai no miya",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "后",
          "きさい"
        ],
        [
          "宮",
          "みや"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "后の宮"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kisaibara",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "后",
          "きさい"
        ],
        [
          "腹",
          "ばら"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "后腹"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ōkisai",
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        [
          "大",
          "おお"
        ],
        [
          "后",
          "きさい"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_text": "/kisaki/ → /kisaĩ/ → /kisai/\nSound shift from kisaki above.\nAppears to be less common in isolation than the kisaki reading above.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "后",
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        [
          "后",
          "きさい"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kisai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "后(きさい) • (kisai)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with archaic senses",
        "Japanese terms with uncommon senses",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Requests for translations of Japanese usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1001–1014, Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Monogatari (Agemaki)",
          "roman": "“Moshi, yononaka utsurite, mikado, kisai no, oboshi-okitsuru mama ni mo, owashimasaba...”",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "世",
              "よ"
            ],
            [
              "中",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "移",
              "うつ"
            ],
            [
              "帝",
              "みかど"
            ],
            [
              "后",
              "きさい"
            ],
            [
              "思",
              "おぼ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「もし、世の中移りて、帝・后の、思しおきつるままにも、おはしまさば...」"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Same as きさき (kisaki) above"
      ],
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        "(uncommon, archaic) Same as きさき (kisaki) above"
      ],
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        {
          "extra": "(kisaki) above",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
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          "word": "きさき"
        }
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:大辞林",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "后"
}

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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "後"
  ],
  "word": "后"
}
{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "后"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "affix",
  "title": "后",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "后"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "后",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "后"
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "后",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "wiktionary/179/20240425",
  "msg": "后/Japanese/soft-redirect: missing \"senses\" in data (must have at least one sense, add empty sense with \"no-gloss\" tag if none otherwise available): {\"lang\": \"Japanese\", \"lang_code\": \"ja\", \"pos\": \"soft-redirect\", \"redirects\": [\"後\"], \"word\": \"后\"}",
  "path": [],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "soft-redirect",
  "title": "后",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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