皇こう族ぞく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers specifically to members of the Japanese imperial family. In general contexts, it can also mean royalty of other nations, but 王室 is more common for non-Japanese royalty.

皇こう族ぞくの方かた々がたが式しき典てんに出しゅっ席せきされた。
Members of the imperial family attended the ceremony.
彼かれは皇こう族ぞくの一いち員いんとして生うまれた。
He was born as a member of the imperial family.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が皇こう族ぞくに嫁とつぐfor someone to marry into the imperial family
彼かの女じょは皇こう族ぞくに嫁とついだ。
She married into the imperial family.

Kanji

皇emperor
族tribe, family

Related words

王おう室しつ
王室 refers to a royal family in general, especially non-Japanese monarchies, while 皇族 is specifically the Japanese imperial family.
皇こう室しつ
皇族 refers to individual members of the Imperial family, while 皇室 refers to the Imperial household or institution as a whole.
王おう族ぞく
皇族 specifically means the members of the Japanese Imperial Family, while 王族 is the general term for any royal family, Japanese or foreign.

Don't confuse with

王おう族ぞく
皇族 refers only to members of the Japanese imperial family, whereas 王族 refers to royalty belonging to other countries' royal houses.

Word family

皇こう族ぞく費ひ
Imperial family allowance

Etymology

Compound of 皇 (こう, 'emperor') and 族 (ぞく, 'family, clan'). The term has been used since the Meiji period to refer to members of the imperial household.