上皇后

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	皇	后
じょう Grade: 1	こう Grade: 6	ごう Grade: 6
goon	kan'on	kan'yōon

Noun

上(じょう)皇(こう)后(ごう) • (jōkōgō) 

1. empress emerita, a living former empress
   • 2019 May 1, “天(てん)皇(のう)陛(へい)下(か)が即(そく)位(い)、お言(こと)葉(ば)で「国(こく)民(みん)を思(おも)い、国(こく)民(みん)に寄(よ)り添(そ)う」と [His Imperial Majesty the Emperor ascends, says ‘thinking of the people, joining with the people’]”, in BBC News Japan‎^[1]:

     新(しん)天(てん)皇(のう)の即(そく)位(い)によって上(じょう)皇(こう)、上(じょう)皇(こう)后(ごう)となったご夫(ふ)妻(さい)は、今(こん)後(ご)は一(いっ)切(さい)の公(こう)務(む)から退(しりぞ)く。
     日(に)本(ほん)政(せい)府(ふ)が定(さだ)めた「上(じょう)皇(こう)」、「上(じょう)皇(こう)后(ごう)」の英(えい)語(ご)表(ひょう)記(き)はそれぞれ、「Emperor Emeritus」、「Empress Emerita」。

     Shin tennō no sokui ni yotte jōkō, jōkōgō to natta go-fusai wa, kongo wa issai no kōmu kara shirizoku.
     Nihon seifu ga sadameta “jōkō”,“jōkōgō” no Eigo hyōki wa sorezore,“Emperor Emeritus”,“Empress Emerita”.

     From the new emperor’s enthronement the couple who are now jōkō and jōkōgō will withdraw completely from public duties.
     The Japanese government has determined that the English translations of ‘jōkō’ and ‘jōkōgō’ shall be ‘Emperor Emeritus’ and ‘Empress Emerita’ respectively.