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

立りっ太たい子し式しき

Meanings

1

investiture of the Crown Prince

Formal ceremony in which the Crown Prince is officially proclaimed. Used in imperial contexts.

立りっ太たい子し式しきは皇こう居きょで執とり行おこなわれた。
The investiture 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
式style, ceremony, rite

Built from

立りっ太たい子し+式しき

Etymology

Compound of 立太子 (rittaishi, 'investiture of the Crown Prince') + 式 (shiki, 'ceremony').