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    3. 中宮

    中宮

    中ちゅう宮ぐう

    the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager

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    ちゅうぐう

    Noun

    1.
    the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager
    2.
    emperor's second consort
    3.
    empress, palace of the empress
    4.
    building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground
    5.
    demesne of the imperial palace

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    Kanji that make up this word

    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
    宮
    みや…(6)
    Shinto shrine・constellations・palace・princess
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