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御台所 (みだいどころ, midaidokoro) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

御み台だい所どころ

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Meanings

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wife of a shogun or highest-ranking nobleman

Historical title for the principal wife of a shogun or a top-ranking court noble. Used primarily in pre-modern contexts.

御み台だい所どころは大おお奥おくで最もっとも高たかい地ち位いにあった。

The Midaidokoro held the highest position in the Ōoku.

Kanji

御honorable, manipulate, govern
台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
所place, extent

Related words

将しょう軍ぐん
Refers to the shogun himself, while 御台所 refers specifically to his wife.
大おお奥おく
The inner palace where the shogun's wife and female attendants resided; 御台所 was the highest-ranking woman there.

Word family

尼あま御み台だい所どころ
wife of a minister or general who became a nun

Built from

御み台だい+ところ

Etymology

From 御 (honorific prefix) + 台所 (kitchen), originally referring to the kitchen of a noble household, later extended to the lady who supervised it, and eventually to the wife of a shogun or high noble.