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三皇后 (さんこうごう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

三さん皇こう后ごう

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Meanings

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noun

the three empresses

rare term

Rare historical term referring collectively to the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Consort. See also 三后.

See also: 三后

「三さん皇こう后ごう」は、太たい皇こう太たい后ごう・皇こう太たい后ごう・皇こう后ごうの三さん后こうを指さす古

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"三皇后" is an old term that refers to the three empresses: the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Consort.

Kanji

三three
皇emperor
后empress, queen, after

Similar words

三さん后こう
三后 is a more common term for the same concept; 三皇后 is a rare variant.

Etymology

Compound of 三 (three) and 皇后 (empress). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a rare variant of 三后.