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皇婿 (こうせい, kousei) Japanese meaning: prince consort | Kotomora

皇こう婿せい

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Meanings

1

Refers specifically to the husband of a female member of the Japanese imperial family, not a reigning monarch.

皇こう婿せいは公こう務むで海かい外がいを訪ほう問もんされた。
The prince consort visited overseas on official duties.

Kanji

皇emperor
婿bridegroom, son-in-law

Related words

皇こう太たい子し
皇太子 is the crown prince, the direct heir to the throne, while 皇婿 is the husband of a princess and not in the line of succession.
親しん王のう
親王 is a male member of the imperial family by birth, whereas 皇婿 gains his status through marriage.

Etymology

Compound of 皇 (imperial) and 婿 (son-in-law, groom), literally 'imperial son-in-law'. The reading こうせい is the on'yomi of the characters.