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国母 (こくぼ, kokubo) Japanese meaning: empress | Kotomora

国こく母ぼ

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Meanings

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empress; empress dowager

Historical title for the reigning empress or the mother of the emperor. Used in formal or historical contexts.

国こく母ぼは国こく民みんから深ふかく敬けい愛あいされていた。

Kanji

国country
母mother

Related words

皇こう后ごう
皇后 is the standard modern term for the empress consort, while 国母 is a more formal, historical, or literary title often implying the mother of the nation.
皇こう太たい后ごう
皇太后 specifically refers to the empress dowager (the emperor's mother), whereas 国母 can refer to either the reigning empress or the empress dowager with a broader, more symbolic nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 国 (country, nation) and 母 (mother), literally 'mother of the nation'. The term has been used historically in East Asian monarchies to refer to the empress or empress dowager.

The empress was deeply loved and respected by the people.

歴れき史し書しょには国こく母ぼの業ぎょう績せきが記しるされている。

The achievements of the empress dowager are recorded in the history books.