Word Meaning 太后

たいこう taikou

太后 is read as たいこう (taikou) and means empress dowager.

Meaning

English

empress dowager
queen mother

Reading

Kana

たいこう

Romaji

taikou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 122017 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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太皇太后

たいこうたいごう

Grand Empress Dowager

皇太后

こうたいごう

Empress Dowager

太鼓

たいこ

drum

太陽系

たいようけい

solar system

太刀打ち

たちうち

crossing swords

太鼓判

たいこばん

large seal

太保

たいほ

Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty)

太平洋安全保障条約

たいへいようあんぜんほしょうじょうやく

ANZUS Security Pact

太上法皇

だじょうほうおう

cloistered emperor

太平洋標準時

たいへいようひょうじゅんじ

Pacific Standard Time

太上天皇

だじょうてんのう

abdicated emperor

太陽政策

たいようせいさく

Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)

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太后たいこう Mother Queen