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こうたいごう 皇太后
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Noun
1. Empress Dowager; Queen Mother​
Wikipedia definition
2. Empress dowager​Empress dowager (also Dowager Empress or Empress mother) was the title given to the mother of a Chinese, Korean, Japanese or Vietnamese emperor. The title was also given occasionally to another woman of the same generation, while a woman from the previous generation was sometimes given the title of Grand empress dowager. Numerous empress dowagers held regency during the reign of an underage emperor.
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皇太后 【こうたいこう】
Notes
こうたいこう: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

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