御影

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ぎょ
Grade: S
えい
Grade: S
kan'on

Pronunciation

Noun

(ぎょ)(えい) (gyoei

  1. pictures of the emperor (天皇), the three empresses (三后 (the empress consort, the empress dowager and the grand empress dowager)), the crown prince (皇太子) etc.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
えい
Grade: S
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

()(えい) (goei

  1. images, photographs and statues of deities/buddhas, saints and nobles. Also, an honorific term to refer to the portrait of a person

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
えい
Grade: S
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(えい) (miei

  1. images, photographs and statues of deities/buddhas and nobles. Also, an honorific term to refer to the portrait of a person
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
かげ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(かげ) (mikage

  1. spirits of gods and nobles, divine spirit
  2. portrait of the deceased

Proper noun

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()(かげ) (Mikage

  1. one of neighborhoods in Kobe
Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN