This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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女皇

じょこう
empress; queen
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皇都

こうと
imperial capital
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女系天皇

じょけいてんのう
matrilineal emperor of Japan; emperor (either male or female) whose mother is (was) a member of the Imperial family but whose father is (was) not
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女教皇

おんなきょうこう、じょきょうこう
High Priestess (Tarot card); Popess
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春季皇霊祭

しゅんきこうれいさい
imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinox
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秋季皇霊祭

しゅうきこうれいさい
imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the autumnal equinox
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皇胤

こういん
Imperial descendant (posterity)
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皇子の尊

皇子の命
みこのみこと
crown prince
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男御子

男皇子
おとこみこ
imperial prince
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皇祖

おおじのみこと
grandfather of the emperor