后

きさき

Also written 妃

Meanings

1. Noun empress (consort); queen (consort)

Kanji

• 后 empress. Read as きさき.

Example sentences

• 后の候補は6名いた。
  There were six candidates for queen.

Words containing 后

• 后町 (きさきまち) women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)

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