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勅書 (ちょくしょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

勅ちょく書しょ

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Meanings

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noun

imperial rescript

A formal written edict issued by an emperor, especially in historical Japanese contexts.

明めい治じ天皇てんのうの勅ちょく書しょが公こう布ふされた。
An imperial rescript of Emperor Meiji was promulgated.

Kanji

勅imperial order
書write

Similar words

詔しょう書しょ
詔書 is a broader term for an imperial edict, while 勅書 specifically refers to a written rescript.

Etymology

From 勅 (imperial order) + 書 (document). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound is conventionally associated with written imperial decrees.