離り宮きゅう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

detached palace; imperial villa; royal villa

Refers to a secondary palace or villa used by an emperor or royal family, separate from the main palace. Also used as a suffix in names of such places.

京きょう都との修しゅう学がく院いん離り宮きゅうは美うつくしい庭てい園えんで知しられている。
The Shugakuin Imperial Villa in Kyoto is known for its beautiful gardens.
天皇てんのうは夏なつの間あいだ、離り宮きゅうで過すごされた。
The emperor spent the summer at the detached palace.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に離り宮きゅうを建たてるto build a detached palace at a place
天皇てんのうは京きょう都とに離り宮きゅうを建たてた。
The emperor built a detached palace in Kyoto.
離り宮きゅうとして使つかわれるto be used as a detached palace
この建たて物ものは皇こう室しつの離り宮きゅうとして使つかわれている。
This building is used as a detached palace of the imperial family.

Kanji

離detach, separation, disjoin
宮Shinto shrine, constellations, palace

Related words

御ご所しょ
御所 usually refers to the main imperial palace or residence, while 離宮 is a secondary palace built apart from it.
宮きゅう殿でんN1
宮殿 is a general word for any palace, whereas 離宮 specifically denotes a detached or secondary imperial/royal residence.
王おう宮きゅう
王宮 typically means the main royal palace where a monarch resides, while 離宮 is a separate villa used away from the main court.
御ご用よう邸てい
離宮 refers to a detached, often larger and more formal imperial palace, while 御用邸 is a smaller imperial villa used for vacations or retreats.

Etymology

Compound of 離 (ri, 'separate, detached') and 宮 (kyū, 'palace, shrine'). The term has been used historically to refer to secondary residences of the imperial family.