朕ちん

pronoun

We (imperial)

Dated first-person pronoun historically used exclusively by the Emperor of Japan. In modern Japanese, it is encountered mainly in historical contexts, formal imperial rescripts, or period media.

• 朕ちんは国こっ家かの安あん寧ねいを念ねんじ、ここに詔みことのりを発はっする。

  We, the Emperor, mindful of the nation's peace, hereby issue this rescript.