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皇統譜 (こうとうふ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

皇こう統とう譜ふ

Meanings

1

noun

Imperial family register

Official record of the Japanese Imperial family's genealogy and status, maintained by the Imperial Household Agency.

皇こう統とう譜ふには、天皇てんのうや皇こう族ぞくの身み分ぶんに関かんする事じ項こうが登とう録ろくされる。
Matters concerning the status of the Emperor and the Imperial family are recorded in the Imperial family register.

Kanji

皇emperor
統overall, relationship, ruling
譜musical score, music, note

Similar words

戸こ籍せき
戸籍 is the standard family register for ordinary Japanese citizens, while 皇統譜 is exclusively for the Imperial family.

Etymology

Compound of 皇統 (imperial lineage) and 譜 (record, genealogy). The term is specific to the Japanese Imperial household system.