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    3. 皇位

    皇位

    皇こう位い

    imperial throne

    KMT9News #33+1Ref L2NounHistoryPolitics & LawKanji Vocab16 strokes

    こうい

    Noun

    1.
    imperial throne

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    皇こう位い継けい承しょうの問もん題だいが議ぎ論ろんされています。

    The issue of imperial succession is being discussed.

    KMT7Politics & LawFamily & Relationships
    日に本ほんの皇こう位いは、男だん系けい男だん子しによって継けい承しょうされてきた。

    The Japanese imperial throne has been succeeded by male descendants through the male line.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & Law
    皇こう位い継けい承しょうは、国くにの安あん定ていにとって極きわめて重じゅう要ような課か題だいである。

    Imperial succession is an extremely important issue for national stability.

    KMT9Politics & LawCore Concepts
    歴れき史し上じょう、皇こう位いを巡めぐる争あらそいが幾いく度どか発 生 した。

    Historically, conflicts over the imperial throne have occurred several times.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & Law
    現げん在ざいの皇こう室しつ典てん範ぱんでは、女じょ性せい皇こう族ぞくが皇こう位いを継けい承しょうすることは認みとめられていない。

    Under the current Imperial House Law, female imperial family members are not permitted to succeed to the throne.

    KMT9Politics & LawHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    皇
    emperor
    位
    くらい・ぐらい…(2)
    rank・grade・throne・crown・about…(1)
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