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    3. 皇后

    皇后

    皇こう后ごう

    empress (consort)

    KMT5News #5+1CoreNounHistoryPolitics & LawKanji Vocab15 strokes

    こうごう

    Noun

    1.
    empress (consort)

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    皇こう后ごう様さまはとても美うつくしい方かたです。

    Her Majesty the Empress is a very beautiful person.

    KMT4Politics & LawCulture & Traditions
    新あたらしい皇こう后ごうが即そく位いしました。

    A new empress has ascended to the throne.

    KMT5Politics & LawHistory
    歴れき代だいの皇こう后ごうは、日に本ほんの歴れき史しにおいて重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたしてきました。

    Successive empresses have played important roles in Japanese history.

    KMT6HistoryPolitics & LawCulture & Traditions
    皇こう后ごう陛へい下かは、国こく民みんからの敬けい愛あいを集あつめています。

    Her Majesty the Empress garners respect and affection from the people.

    KMT6Politics & LawCulture & Traditions
    奈な良ら時じ代だいには、女じょ性せい天てんの皇うや皇こう后ごうが政せい治じに深ふかく関かかわった時じ期きもありました。

    In the Nara period, there were times when female emperors and empresses were deeply involved in politics.

    KMT7HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    皇
    emperor
    后
    きさき…(2)
    empress・queen・after・behind・back…(1)
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