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jmdict 1655760 Active (id: 1996271)
皇妃后妃
こうひ
1. [n]
▶ empress
▶ queen



History:
3. A 2019-02-01 07:15:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK. Thanks.
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>后妃</keb>
2. A* 2019-01-31 23:22:13  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I note that nikk merges so we're probably OK to do the same. Daijs defines 后妃 as "天子・天皇の妻".
1. A* 2019-01-31 06:46:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
皇妃	25055
后妃	6805
  Comments:
I wonder about merging 后妃/こうひ on 2/3 grounds. The JEs don't have 后妃, and the kokugos separate. The meaning seems much the same, although I'm not sure you can use 后妃 for the Japanese tenno's missus.

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