also: にょてい
Refers to a female emperor or sovereign ruler, especially in historical contexts such as the Japanese imperial line.
Empress Suiko is considered Japan's first empress.
It is said that the empress's reign was peaceful.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading じょてい is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common and may be considered archaic or formal.
Compound of 女 (woman, female) and 帝 (sovereign, emperor). The reading じょてい is the standard on'yomi combination; にょてい is a variant reading of the first character.