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palace hall |
under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
simp. and trad. (殿下) |
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殿下
- Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
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殿下 or 殿下 • (denka or tenga)
- (rare, attributive) down the steps to the imperial palaces where the emperor's relatives live, looking up
- Coordinate terms: 閣下, 猊下, 陛下
- (monarchy) Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
- Coordinate terms: 閣下, 猊下, 陛下
- 皇太子殿下 / 皇嗣殿下
- Kōtaishi Denka / Kōshi Denka
- His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince
- 三笠宮殿下
- Mikasa no Miya Denka
- His Imperial Highness the Prince Mikasa
- 敬宮殿下
- Toshi no Miya Denka
- Her Imperial Highness the Princess Toshi
- 秩父宮妃殿下
- Chichibu no Miya Hidenka
- Her Imperial Highness the Princess (Consort) Chichibu
- 高松宮両殿下
- Takamatsu no Miya Ryōdenka
- Their Imperial Highnesses the Prince and Princess (Consort) Takamatsu
- エディンバラ公フィリップ王配殿下
- Edinbara Kō Firippu Ōhai Denka
- His Royal Highness the Prince (Consort) Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Usage notes
A form of address with various uses:
- Under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, for the 皇太子 (Kōtaishi, “Crown Prince”) and the 三后 (Sankō, “Three Empresses”).
- After the Meiji era, for all members of the imperial family except the Emperor and Empresses are addressed as 陛下 (Heika, “His/Her Majesty”) instead.
- After the Heian period, also for 摂政 (sesshō, “regents”), 関白 (kanpaku, “chancellors”) and 将軍 (shōgun).
- For foreign kings, queens and sovereign princes.
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