Word Meaning 女系天皇

じょけいてんのう jokeitennou

女系天皇 is read as じょけいてんのう (jokeitennou) and means matrilineal emperor of Japan.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

じょけいてんのう

Romaji

jokeitennou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 45496 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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女性天皇

じょせいてんのう

female emperor (of Japan)

男系天皇

だんけいてんのう

patrilineal imperial succession (Japan)

女教皇

じょきょうこう

High Priestess (Tarot card)

女皇

じょこう

empress

女系

じょけい

female line

女房天下

にょうぼうてんか

husband being henpecked

天皇

てんのう

Emperor of Japan

今上天皇

きんじょうてんのう

His Majesty the Emperor

大正天皇

たいしょうてんのう

Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926)

明治天皇

めいじてんのう

Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912)

太上天皇

だじょうてんのう

abdicated emperor

昭和天皇

しょうわてんのう

Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989)