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即位 (そくい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

即そく位い

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

accession to the throne; enthronement

Formal term for a monarch's accession; used in historical and modern imperial contexts. Often appears as 即位する or 即位の礼.

新しん天皇てんのうが即そく位いされた。
The new emperor acceded to the throne.
即そく位いの礼れいは古こ来らいの儀ぎ式しきにのっとって行おこなわれた

。

The enthronement ceremony was conducted according to ancient rites.

Kanji

即instant, namely, as is
位rank, grade, throne

Similar words

退たい位い
退位 means abdication, the opposite of accession.
戴たい冠かん
戴冠 specifically refers to a coronation (crowning), while 即位 is the broader act of ascending the throne.

Etymology

Compound of 即 (そく, 'immediately' or 'to ascend') and 位 (い, 'rank' or 'position'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with ascending to the imperial position.