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上皇后
Hiragana
じょうこうごう
Noun
Japanese Meaning
上皇后（じょうこうごう）とは、在位中の天皇が退位した後の「上皇」の后（きさき）としての身分・称号、あるいは退位した前の皇后に対する尊称を指す語。多くの場合、生前に皇后位を保ったまま退位し、引き続き皇室内で特別な地位と敬称をもって遇される女性をいう。
Easy Japanese Meaning
てんのうのつまでもうやめたひとでまだいきているきさき
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
荣休皇后 / 仍在世的前皇后 / 日本对退位天皇之皇后的称谓
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
上皇的皇后 / 退位後仍在世的前皇后
Korean Meaning
생존 중인 전 황후 / 일본에서 퇴위한 천황의 배우자인 전 황후에게 주는 칭호
Vietnamese Meaning
Tôn hiệu của hoàng hậu khi hoàng đế chồng thoái vị / Hoàng hậu của thượng hoàng / Cựu hoàng hậu còn sống
Tagalog Meaning
buhay na dating emperatris / asawa ng nagbitiw na emperador
Sense（1）
empress emerita, a living former empress
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上皇后
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The Empress Emerita is respected as a symbol of Japan.
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上皇后は日本の象徴として尊敬されています。
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