noun

  1. empress dowager, queen mother.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
太后 たいこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

plump, thick, big around
タイ ふと.い タ (2nd, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
empress, queen, after
きさき コウ ゴ (6th, N1)
corpse(尸) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)