女帝

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じょ
Grade: 1
てい
Grade: S
kan'on
Kanji in this term
にょ
Grade: 1
たい
Grade: S
goon
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じょ)(てい) or (にょ)(たい) (jotei or nyotaiぢよてい (dyotei)?

  1. an empress regnant, especially a non-East Asian one
  2. (tarot) The Empress

Usage notes

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According to Jinnō Shōtōki (神皇正統記) by Kitabatake Chikafusa (北畠親房), 1339, 女帝 is pronounced as によたい (nyotai).

Coordinate terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN