上皇后陛下 じょうこうごうへいか Meanings Noun retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita See also: 上皇后 (じょうこうごう). Kanji 上 up. Read as ジョウ. 皇 emperor. Read as コウ. 后 empress. Read as コウ. 陛 majesty. Read as ヘイ. 下 down. Read as カ. Word lists Honorific (尊敬語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists