こうぞく

See also: こうそく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こうぞく – see the following entries.

【皇族】 [noun] (monarchy) an imperial family [noun] (monarchy) Japanese emperors' relatives with imperial status (excluding emperors themselves, most of their in-laws and married former princesses)

【後続】 [noun] following, succeeding [verb] to follow after, to succeed

(This term, こうぞく (kōzoku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)