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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皇親

こうしん
imperial family; relatives of the Emperor
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皇祖皇宗

こうそこうそう
ancestors of the Imperial Family
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皇朝十二銭

こうちょうじゅうにせん
twelve coinages minted in Japan during the Nara and Heian periods
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皇大神宮

こうたいじんぐう
Koutai Shrine (the inner shrine of Ise Shrine)
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皇太孫

こうたいそん
eldest grandson of an Emperor in the line of descent
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皇道派

こうどうは
Imperial Way Faction (of the Imperial Japanese Army)
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皇配

こうはい
prince consort
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皇別

こうべつ
clans supposedly descended from the imperial family
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皇民化

vs
こうみんか
imperialise; imperialize
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皇民化政策

こうみんかせいさく
imperialisation policy (esp. on Korea during Japan's colonial rule) (imperialization); policy of imperialisation