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三宮 (sanguu) Japanese meaning: the three empresses | Kotomora

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Meanings

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the three empresses

rare term

Rare historical term referring collectively to the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Consort. See also 三后.

See also: 三后

三さん宮ぐうとは、太たい皇こう太たい后ごう・皇こう太たい后ごう・皇こう后ごうの三

Kanji

三three
宮Shinto shrine, constellations, palace

Related words

三さん后こう
三后 is the more commonly used term for the Grand Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, and Empress Consort collectively, while 三宮 is a rarer variant referring to the same three women.

Etymology

Compound of 三 (three) and 宮 (imperial palace, empress). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare synonym of 三后.

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三宮 is an old term referring to the three empresses: the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Consort.