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

立りっ太たい子し礼れい

Meanings

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noun

ceremony of installing a Crown Prince

Formal term for the ritual in which a Crown Prince is officially proclaimed. Used in historical and modern imperial contexts.

立りっ太たい子し礼れいは皇こう居きょで執とり行おこなわれた。
The ceremony of installing 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
礼

salute, bow, ceremony

Etymology

Compound of 立太子 (rittaishi, 'investiture of the Crown Prince') and 礼 (rei, 'ceremony').