Jisho

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せいしつ 正室
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1. legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine)​See also 側室, See also 本妻
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2. room for receiving guests​See also 表座敷 おもてざしき
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3. heir; successor​Rare term
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4. Seishitsu​Seishitsu (正室) is the Japanese term of the Edo period for the official wife of high-ranking persons. The tennō, kugyō (court officials), shogun and daimyo often had several wives to ensure the birth of an heir. The seishitsu had a status above other wives, called sokushitsu. The system dates back to the ritsuryō system in the Nara and Heian periods. At the time, the main wife was called chakusai (嫡妻). The last Japanese emperor to have official concubines was Emperor Meiji.
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