Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 三
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后
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さん Grade: 1
|
こう Grade: 6
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| kan'on
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Etymology
三 (san, “three”) + 后 (kō, “consort”)
Noun
三后 • (sankō)
- (East Asian monarchy, of the reigning emperor) the empress consort, the empress dowager and the grand empress dowager
- Synonym: 三宮 (sangū)
See also