太上法皇 だいじょうほうおう Also written だじょうほうおう Meanings Noun cloistered emperor (i.e.: ex-emperor who has become a monk) Kanji 太 thick 上 up. Read as ジョウ. 法 law. Read as ホウ. 皇 emperor. Read as オウ. Word lists Honorific (尊敬語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists