玉ぎょく璽じ

noun

imperial seal; sovereign's seal

Refers specifically to the seal of a monarch or emperor, especially in historical or formal contexts. In modern Japan, it can refer to the Emperor's seal used for official documents.

• 天皇てんのうの玉ぎょく璽じが押おされた文ぶん書しょが公こう開かいされた。

  A document bearing the Emperor's seal was made public.

• この玉ぎょく璽じは江え戸ど時じ代だいから伝つたわるものだ。

  This imperial seal has been handed down since the Edo period.