後宮

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See also: 后宫

Chinese

back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
 
palace; uterus
trad. (後宮)
simp. (后宫)

Pronunciation


Noun

後宮

  1. residence of imperial wives and concubines
  2. (by extension) imperial wives and concubines
  3. (ACG) harem

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
きゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

(こう)(きゅう) (kōkyū

  1. the inner palace