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立太子 (りったいし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

立りっ太たい子し

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Meanings

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noun

investiture of the Crown Prince

Formal term for the ceremony or act of formally installing a Crown Prince. Used in imperial contexts.

立りっ太たい子しの礼れいが皇こう居きょで執とり行おこなわれた。
The investiture ceremony of the Crown Prince was held at the Imperial Palace.

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
太plump, thick, big around
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Similar words

即そく位い
即位 refers to enthronement (becoming emperor), while 立太子 is specifically the investiture of the Crown Prince.

Etymology

Compound of 立 (りつ, 'to establish') and 太子 (たいし, 'Crown Prince'). The reading りったいし reflects a common rendaku-like voicing of たいし to だいし in this compound.