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三宮 (さんぐう) Japanese meaning | 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

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.