御影
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 御 | 影 |
| ぎょ Grade: S |
えい Grade: S |
| kan'on | |
Pronunciation
Noun
御影 • (gyoei)
- pictures of the emperor (天皇), the three empresses (三后 (“the empress consort, the empress dowager and the grand empress dowager”)), the crown prince (皇太子) etc.
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 御 | 影 |
| ご Grade: S |
えい Grade: S |
| goon | |
Pronunciation
Noun
御影 • (goei)
- images, photographs and statues of deities/buddhas, saints and nobles. Also, an honorific term to refer to the portrait of a person
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 御 | 影 |
| み Grade: S |
えい Grade: S |
| yutōyomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
御影 • (miei)
- images, photographs and statues of deities/buddhas and nobles. Also, an honorific term to refer to the portrait of a person
Derived terms
- 御影供 (mieiku)
- 御影堂 (mieidō)
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 御 | 影 |
| み Grade: S |
かげ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) みかげ [mìkágé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) みかげ [mìkáꜜgè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [mʲika̠ɡe̞]
Noun
御影 • (mikage)
- spirits of gods and nobles, divine spirit
- portrait of the deceased
Proper noun
御影 • (Mikage)
- one of neighborhoods in Kobe
Derived terms
- 御影石 (mikageishi)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN