宮号

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宮	号
みや Grade: 3	ごう Grade: 3
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
宮號 (kyūjitai)

Examples

When Fumihito had his own immediate family, his title became 秋篠宮 (Akishino no Miya) as he is not Akihito's heir apparent. Previously, he was known as 礼宮 (Aya no Miya), which was merely a 称号 (shōgō) used to address him, just like his elder brother Naruhito's 浩宮 (Hiro no Miya) and his younger sister Sayako's 紀宮 (Nori no Miya). Before he became Crown Prince, Fumihito was addressed as 秋篠宮殿下 (Akishino no Miya Denka, “His Imperial Highness the Prince Akishino”), and his wife Kiko as 秋篠宮妃殿下 (Akishino no Miya Hidenka, “Her Imperial Highness the Princess Akishino”).

Etymology

宮 (“palace”) +‎ 号 (“title”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みやごー [mìyágóó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) みやご​ー [mìyágóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [mʲija̠ɡo̞ː]

Noun

宮(みや)号(ごう) • (miyagō) ^{←みやがう (myagau)?}

1. (monarchy) the title of a 宮家 (miyake, “cadet branch”), always suffixed with 宮 (no Miya), also used as a title for its patriarch and matriarch; not to be confused with 称号 (shōgō), which is constructed and used similarly