Word Meaning 御息所

みやすどころ miyasudokoro

御息所 is read as みやすどころ (miyasudokoro) and means concubine of an emperor.

Meaning

English

concubine of an emperor
female court attendant who serves in the emperor's bedchamber

Reading

Kana

みやすどころ

Romaji

miyasudokoro

Writing Variants

御息所 みやすんどころ miyasundokoro

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 138497 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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御所

ごしょ

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace)

御台所

みだいどころ

wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman

大御所

おおごしょ

leading figure

休息所

きゅうそくじょ

lobby

常御所

つねのごしょ

room or pavilion of residence for the master of the house (Heian-period palatial-style architecture)

大宮御所

おおみやごしょ

Empress Dowager's palace

東宮御所

とうぐうごしょ

Crown Prince's Palace

尼御台所

あまみだいどころ

minister or general's wife who became a nun

仙洞御所

せんとうごしょ

palace of a retired emperor

大御所時代

おおごしょじだい

Ōgosho period (between the Kansei Reforms and the Tempo Reforms, approx. 1787-1843)

御用達

ごようだつ

company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

御幸

ごうき

imperial visit