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帝位 (ていい, teii) Japanese meaning: imperial throne | Kotomora

帝てい位い

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Meanings

1

imperial throne; the Crown

Refers to the position or dignity of an emperor, often in historical or formal contexts.

天皇てんのうは帝てい位いを退しりぞくことを決けつ意いされた。
The Emperor decided to abdicate the imperial throne.

Kanji

帝sovereign, the emperor, god
位rank, grade, throne

Related words

皇こう位い
帝位 is a broader, less common term for an emperor's throne (not limited to Japan), whereas 皇位 refers specifically to the Japanese imperial throne.

Etymology

Compound of 帝 (emperor) and 位 (rank, position). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the imperial throne.

帝てい位い継けい承しょうの儀ぎ式しきが厳おごそかに行おこなわれた。

The ceremony for the succession to the imperial throne was solemnly held.