Word Meaning 御所

ごしょ gosho

御所 is read as ごしょ (gosho) and means imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace).

Meaning

English

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace)
imperial residence
residence of a shogun, minister, etc.
emperor
ex-emperor
empress
imperial prince
shogun

Reading

Kana

ごしょ

Romaji

gosho

Writing Variants

ご所ごしょ gosho

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 16599 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

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

御飯

ごはん

cooked rice

御

おん

honorific/polite/humble prefix

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