聖せい上じょう

noun

His Majesty the Emperor; the Emperor

A formal, respectful title for the reigning emperor, used in official contexts or historical references. Compare 天皇 (てんのう), the more common term.

See also: 天皇 (てんのう)

• 聖せい上じょう陛へい下かの御ご臨りん席せきを賜たまわり、式しき典てんが執とり行おこなわれた。

  The ceremony was held with the gracious attendance of His Majesty the Emperor.

• 歴れき史し書しょには「聖せい上じょう」と記しるされることが多おおい。

  In historical documents, the emperor is often referred to as 聖上.