Your Highness - Electricity

Japanese: 殿下 - でんか
Your Highness - Electricity
〘Noun〙 (formerly also called "tenga") 1. Under the palace. Under the steps of a palace or hall. ※The Imperial Court Ceremony ( 833 ) - The First Minister and Minister of State for Respect, "At that time, His Imperial Highness struck three bells." [Wang Xi, Warring States Strategy - Yan Strategy] 2. A respectful title for the three empresses, crown princes, members of the imperial family, etc. Used for the crown prince, crown princess, grandson of the emperor, grandson of the emperor, imperial prince, imperial princess, king, queen, etc. *Rei Gikai (718) Ritual system "Empress and Crown Prince. Two Grand Empresses and Empress Dowager One . Sadotonouchi. Two and three Empresses and Empress Dowager Ichijo . Shounen His Imperial Highness I. Self-proclaimed two and a vassal concubine and one ." [Tao Yun - Crown Prince Yingryu Denen-sho] ③ A name honoring the regent, Kanpaku, and shogun. *The Great Mirror (early 12th century) 1 "The state of His Highness the Monk right now is also shown." *Reader, Ugetsu Monogatari (1776), Bukhoso, "The name "Your Highness (Denka) " is given to us by Regent Hidetsugu." [Additional note] The "Nippo Jisho" has "Tenga," and the "Wa-Eigo Rinshusei (First Edition)" has "Denka." Perhaps the word "Tenga" changed to "Denka" sometime after the mid-early modern period.

Ten-ga [His Highness]

〘Noun〙 ("ten" is the Chinese pronunciation of "dono") ⇒denka (His Highness)

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 (古くは「てんが」とも)① 御殿の下。宮殿や殿堂の階(きざはし)の下。※内裏式(833)元正受群臣朝賀式「于時殿下撃鉦三下」 〔戦国策‐燕策・王喜〕② 三后、皇太子、皇族などを敬っていう称。皇太子、皇太子妃、皇太孫、皇太孫妃、親王、親王妃、内親王、王、王妃、女王などに用いる。※令義解(718)儀制「皇后皇太子。於太皇太后皇太后。率土之内。於三后皇太子上啓。称殿下。自称皆臣妾」※東京日日新聞‐明治二四年(1891)五月一五日「特派全権大使有栖川熾仁親王殿下」 〔高允‐諫皇太子営立田園書〕③ 摂政・関白・将軍を敬っていう称。※大鏡(12C前)一「このただいまの入道殿下の御ありさまをも」※読本・雨月物語(1776)仏法僧「殿下(デンカ)と申奉るは、関白秀次公にてわたらせ給ふ」[補注]「日葡辞書」に「Tenga」、「和英語林集成(初版)」には「Denka」とあり、近世中期以降にテンガからデンカに変化したものか。

てん‐が【殿下】

〘名〙 (「てん」は「殿」の漢音) ⇒でんか(殿下)

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