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御詠 (ぎょえい, gyoei) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

御ぎょ詠えい

ぎょ

え

い

Meanings

1

poem by the Emperor or imperial family member

A formal term for a waka or similar poem composed by the Emperor or a member of the imperial family. Used in historical and literary contexts.

この御ぎょ詠えいは、明めい治じ天皇てんのうが詠よまれたものです。
This poem was composed by Emperor Meiji.

Kanji

御honorable, manipulate, govern
詠recitation, poem, song

Etymology

Compound of 御 (honorific prefix) and 詠 (poem, composition). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is conventionally associated with imperial poetry.