おおきみ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おおきみ – see the following entry.

【大君】 [noun] (honorific) the emperor, His Majesty [noun] (honorific) one of the reigning Emperor's descendants, especially his grandchildren and below (諸王 (shoō)); compare 皇子 (miko, used specifically for 親王 (shinnō)) and 皇女 (himemiko, used specifically for 内親王 (naishinnō)) [noun] (honorific) a member of the petty nobility [noun] (honorific) someone of high status [noun] (honorific) one's lord or master

(This term, おおきみ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as おおきみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おおきみ.)