Word Meaning 御真影

ごしんえい goshinei

御真影 is read as ごしんえい (goshinei) and means portrait or photo of a person of high rank.

Meaning

English

  1. portrait or photo of a person of high rank
  2. imperial portrait
  3. photograph of the incumbent Emperor and Empress distributed to schools between 1890 and the end of the Second World War

Reading

Kana

ごしんえい

Romaji

goshinei

Writing Variants

  • ご真影 ごしんえい goshinei

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 83003 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

御影

みかげ

divine spirit

御影石

みかげいし

granite

写真撮影

しゃしんさつえい

photography

真影

しんえい

accurate portrait

黒御影

くろみかげ

black granite

写真投影法

しゃしんとうえいほう

photo projective method (esp. in psych.)

御免

ごめん

may I come in?

御無沙汰

ごぶさた

not writing or contacting for a while

御用邸

ごようてい

imperial villa

御苑

ぎょえん

imperial garden

御利益

ごりやく

benefit

御霊

ごりょう

spirit of a deceased person