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法王
Hiragana
ほうおう
Noun
historical
Japanese Meaning
日本語の「法王」は、歴史的には出家して僧となった上皇（院政期の院など）を指すほか、キリスト教におけるローマ教皇（Pope）を指す語としても用いられる名詞です。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ぶっきょうでは、いちばんえらいおぼうさんのこと。きりすときょうでは、いちばんえらいひとのこと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（日本史）退位后出家为僧的天皇（法皇） / （基督教）教皇
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（日本史）退位後出家為僧的天皇；出家上皇（亦作「法皇」） / （基督教）教宗；教皇
Korean Meaning
(일본 역사) 출가하여 승려가 된 퇴위한 천황 / (기독교) 교황
Vietnamese Meaning
(Lịch sử Nhật) cựu hoàng xuất gia thành tăng / (Kitô giáo) giáo hoàng
Tagalog Meaning
dating emperador na monghe (Budista) / Santo Papa (Kristiyanismo)
Sense（1）
(historical) (also rendered as 法皇) Ex-emperor and monk; Ex-emperor in cloister who is also in Buddhist priesthood.
Sense（2）
(Christianity) pope
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana historical ）
（ hiragana ）
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(historical) (also rendered as 法皇) Ex-emperor and monk; Ex-emperor in cloister who is also in Buddhist priesthood. / (Christianity) pope
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法王
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The Pope is positioned at the highest rank of the Catholic Church.
The Pope is positioned at the highest rank of the Catholic Church.
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法王はカトリック教会の最高位に位置づけられています。
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