御ぎょ宇う

noun

imperial reign

Archaic term for the reign of an emperor; found in classical literature and historical texts. Not used in everyday modern Japanese.

• 「御ぎょ宇う」は、古ふるい文ぶん献けんで天皇てんのうの治ち世せいを指さす言こと葉ばとして見みられる。

  The word 御宇 is seen in old documents as a term for an emperor's reign.