宮家

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
宮 家
みや
Grade: 3 		け
Grade: 2
yutōyomi
 宮家 on Japanese Wikipedia
Examples

There are currently four surviving cadet branches in the Japanese imperial family:

  • 秋篠宮 (Akishino no Miya) of Prince Fumihito (formerly known by his 称号 (shōgō) 礼宮 (Aya no Miya)), second son of Emperor Akihito
  • 常陸宮 (Hitachi no Miya) of Prince Masahito (formerly 義宮 (Yoshi no Miya)), second son of Emperor Shōwa
  • 三笠宮 (Mikasa no Miya) of the late Prince Takahito (formerly 澄宮 (Sumi no Miya)), fourth son of Emperor Taishō
  • 高円宮 (Takamado no Miya) of the late Prince Norihito (no shōgō), third son of Prince Takahito

Etymology

宮 (“palace”) +‎ 家 (“family”)

Pronunciation

Noun

宮(みや)家(け) • (miyake) 

  1. (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)
    Hypernym: 皇族
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