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叡慮 (eiryo) Japanese meaning: the emperor's pleasure | Kotomora

叡えい慮りょ

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Meanings

1

the emperor's pleasure; imperial thought

Archaic honorific term for the emperor's mind, will, or consideration. Used in pre-modern court language and historical texts.

叡えい慮りょを伺うかがうことは臣しん下かの務つとめであった。
It was the duty of the vassal to inquire after the emperor's pleasure.

Kanji

叡intelligence, imperial
慮prudence, thought, concern

Related words

叡えい旨し
叡旨 refers specifically to an imperial decree or command, while 叡慮 refers to the emperor's thoughts or will more broadly.
聖せい慮りょ
聖慮 is a similar archaic honorific for the emperor's consideration, but 叡慮 uses the character 叡, which specifically connotes imperial wisdom.

Etymology

Compound of 叡 (imperial, wise) and 慮 (thought, consideration). An honorific term used exclusively for the emperor in classical Japanese.