宮きゅう中ちゅう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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Refers to the Japanese imperial court as an institution or physical location; used in formal, historical, and news contexts.

宮きゅう中ちゅうでは厳おごそかな雰ふん囲い気きが漂ただよっていた。

A solemn atmosphere pervaded the imperial court.

宮きゅう中ちゅうで〈事こと〉が行おこなわれるan event is held at the imperial court
宮きゅう中ちゅうで新しん年ねんの祝しゅく賀が行ぎょう事じが行おこなわれた。
A New Year's celebration was held at the imperial court.
宮きゅう中ちゅうに仕つかえるto serve at the imperial court
彼かの女じょは若わかい頃ころ、宮きゅう中ちゅうに仕つかえていた。
When she was young, she served at the imperial court.

皇こう室しつ
皇室 refers to the imperial family or household as an institution, while 宮中 denotes the court itself or its physical setting where official functions take place.
朝ちょう廷てい
朝廷 is a broader, more historical term covering the imperial court and its government, whereas 宮中 focuses on the ceremonial and residential aspects of the court.
九ここの重え
宮中 is the plain modern word for the imperial court, while 九重 is the same idea expressed in classical, poetic language.

皇こう居きょN1
皇居 names the physical imperial palace complex in Tokyo, while 宮中 refers more abstractly to the court and its activities that take place there.

Compound of 宮 (miya, 'imperial palace') and 中 (chū, 'inside'), literally 'inside the palace'. The reading きゅうちゅう is the on'yomi of the characters.