Chugu - Empress

Japanese: 中宮 - ちゅうぐう

〘Noun〙① In the Nara period, it was widely used within the palace gates, i.e. the imperial court. The Imperial Palace. ※Shoku Nihongi - January 7, 723, Yoro Year 7, Heishi "The Emperor's _Two Middle Consorts _" ② A general term for the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress. A general term for the Three Princes. [Ryo Gikai (833)] [Zhou Li Chu - Tenkan and Naizai] ③ Another name for the Crown Princess, i.e. the Emperor's mother. It began in the Nara period, when Emperor Shomu's mother, Fujiwara no Miyako, was referred to as Middle Consort. ※Shoku Nihongi - December 8, 789, Geng'in, "Imperial edict. The Middle Consort will not be appointed as the Middle Consort. _{Although she will be} working _hard for _two long days in the Sutra, she has _not _yet received _medical _treatment . _" ④ Another name for the Empress in the Heian period. ※Nihonkiryaku - April 26, 923, Encho 1: " _{The second} consort, Fujiwara no Ason Nodashi, of the Third Rank, _became _the _second Chugu"⑤ Since the Heian period, she was the wife of the emperor. She was placed alongside the empress. It began during the reign of Emperor Ichijo, when Fujiwara no Michinaga's daughter , Shoshi, entered the Imperial Court and became Chugu, and made the previous Chugu, Teishi (the daughter of Fujiwara no Michitaka), the empress. ※Genji (around 1001-14), Hanaen: "The consort of the empress of Kōkiden, Chugu, was always restless, but..."⑥ The Chugu's palace. ※Makura (end of the 10th century), 39: "For the Chugu and others, various threads were tied together and lowered down from the Nuidono Hall, called Oyakudama"⑦ One of the names for the main buildings of a shrine. Shrines built on sloping ground are sometimes divided into Kamigu, Chugu, and Shimogu. [Etymology] → Etymology of "Kōgō (Empress)"

Naka-no-miya [Middle Palace]

〘Noun〙① (Kun reading of " Chugu" ) The three nobles: Empress, Empress Dowager, and Grand Empress Dowager. Also, the empress. ② ⇒ Naka (middle) no Miya

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 奈良時代、ひろく宮門内、すなわち禁中。内裏。※続日本紀‐養老七年（723）正月丙子「天皇御_二中宮_一」② 太皇太后・皇太后・皇后の総称。三宮の総称。〔令義解（833）〕〔周礼注‐天官・内宰〕③ 皇太夫人、すなわち天皇の母の別称。奈良時代、聖武天皇の母藤原宮子を中宮と称してから始まる。※続日本紀‐延暦八年（789）一二月庚寅「勅。頃者中宮不予。稍経_二旬日_一、雖_レ勤_二医療_一、未_レ有_二応験_一」④ 平安時代、皇后の別称。※日本紀略‐延長元年（923）四月二六日「以_二女御従三位藤原朝臣穏子_一為_二中宮_一」⑤ 平安時代以降、天皇の妃。皇后のほかに並立した。一条天皇の代に、藤原道長の女彰子が入内(じゅだい)して中宮となり、それまでの中宮定子（藤原道隆女）を皇后としたのに始まる。※源氏（1001‐14頃）花宴「弘徽殿の女御中宮のかくておはするを折ふしごとに安からずおほせど」⑥ 中宮の御所。※枕（１０Ｃ終）三九「中宮などには、縫殿より御薬玉とて、色々の糸を組み下げて参らせたれば」⑦ 神社の社殿の称の一つ。傾斜地に立地する社殿を分けて、上宮・中宮・下宮ということがある。[語誌]→「こうごう（皇后）」の語誌