Word Meaning 御代

みよ miyo

御代 is read as みよ (miyo) and means (imperial) reign.

Meaning

English

(imperial) reign
period

Reading

Kana

みよ

Romaji

miyo

Writing Variants

御世みよ miyo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 127373 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

御霊代

みたましろ

something worshiped as a symbol for the spirit of the dead

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)

大御代

おおみよ

glorious reign of the Emperor

御代替わり

みよがわり

(Japanese) imperial succession

聖の御代

ひじりのみよ

highly-esteemed emperor's reign

御用達

ごようたし

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

御幸

ぎょうき

imperial visit

御飯

ごはん

cooked rice

御

おん

honorific/polite/humble prefix

御中

おんちゅう

... and Company

御所

ごしょ

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace)

御

ご

honorific suffix

Example Sentences

御代が変わると制度も変わる。

みよがかわるとせいどもかわる。

When the reign changes, the system changes too.