宮家

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宮	家
みや Grade: 3	け Grade: 2
yutōyomi

Examples

There are currently four surviving cadet branches in the Japanese imperial family: 秋篠宮 (Akishino no Miya) of Prince Fumihito (formerly known by his 称号 (shōgō) 礼宮 (Aya no Miya)), second son of Emperor Akihito 常陸宮 (Hitachi no Miya) of Prince Masahito (formerly 義宮 (Yoshi no Miya)), second son of Emperor Shōwa 三笠宮 (Mikasa no Miya) of the late Prince Takahito (formerly 澄宮 (Sumi no Miya)), fourth son of Emperor Taishō 高円宮 (Takamado no Miya) of the late Prince Norihito (no shōgō), third son of Prince Takahito

Etymology

宮 (“palace”) +‎ 家 (“family”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みやけ [mìyáké] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) みや​け [mìyáꜜkè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [mʲija̠ke̞]

Noun

宮(みや)家(け) • (miyake) 

1. (monarchy) a cadet branch of the Japanese imperial family, established upon the marriage of a 親王 (shinnō, “prince”); it has a distinct title called 宮号 (miyagō)

   Hypernym: 皇族