三后
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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三 | 后 |
さん Grade: 1 | こう Grade: 6 |
kan’on |
Etymology
三 (san, “three”) + 后 (kō, “consort”)
Noun
三后 • (sankō)
- (collective, East Asian monarchy, of the reigning emperor) the empress consort, the empress dowager and the grand empress dowager
- Synonym: 三宮 (sangū)
See also
- 皇后 (kōgō)
- 皇太后 (kōtaikō)
- 太皇太后 (taikōtaikō)