上皇后

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 上皇后. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 上皇后, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 上皇后 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 上皇后 you have here. The definition of the word 上皇后 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of上皇后, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上 皇 后
じょう
Grade: 1 		こう
Grade: 6 		ごう
Grade: 6
goon kan'on kan'yōon

Noun

上(じょう)皇(こう)后(ごう) • (jōkōgō) 

  1. empress emerita, a living former empress
    • 2019 May 1, “天(てん)皇(のう)陛(へい)下(か)が即(そく)位(い)、お言(こと)葉(ば)で「国(こく)民(みん)を思(おも)い、国(こく)民(みん)に寄(よ)り添(そ)う」と [His Imperial Majesty the Emperor ascends, says ‘thinking of the people, joining with the people’]”, in BBC News Japan‎:
      新(しん)天(てん)皇(のう)の即(そく)位(い)によって上(じょう)皇(こう)、上(じょう)皇(こう)后(ごう)となったご夫(ふ)妻(さい)は、今(こん)後(ご)は一(いっ)切(さい)の公(こう)務(む)から退(しりぞ)く。
      日(に)本(ほん)政(せい)府(ふ)が定(さだ)めた「上(じょう)皇(こう)」、「上(じょう)皇(こう)后(ごう)」の英(えい)語(ご)表(ひょう)記(き)はそれぞれ、「Emperor Emeritus」、「Empress Emerita」。
      Shin tennō no sokui ni yotte jōkō, jōkōgō to natta go-fusai wa, kongo wa issai no kōmu kara shirizoku.
      Nihon seifu ga sadameta “jōkō”,“jōkōgō” no Eigo hyōki wa sorezore,“Emperor Emeritus”,“Empress Emerita”.
      From the new emperor’s enthronement the couple who are now jōkō and jōkōgō will withdraw completely from public duties.
      The Japanese government has determined that the English translations of ‘jōkō’ and ‘jōkōgō’ shall be ‘Emperor Emeritus’ and ‘Empress Emerita’ respectively.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia