Jōkō

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Jōkō is the Japanese honorific title traditionally given to a retired emperor who has abdicated the throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese honorific title
imperial title
appliesTo abdicated emperor of Japan
retired emperor of Japan
associatedWithInstitution Chrysanthemum Throne
contrastedWith reigning emperor
culturalContext Japanese monarchy
domain Japanese imperial system
hasAlternativeForm Joko
hasGenderAssociation male
hasRomanization Joko
Jōkō self-link
historicalUsage used in premodern Japan
honorificFor former reigning emperor
language Japanese
modernUsage used in contemporary Japan
notTitleFor commoners
crown prince
empress consort
partOf Japanese system of post-abdication titles
relatedConcept Tennō
surface form: Daijō Tennō

Tennō
requiresCondition abdication from the Chrysanthemum Throne
semanticType title of respect
status honorific
usedBy Imperial House of Japan
surface form: Imperial Household of Japan
usedFor addressing a retired emperor
referring to a retired emperor in formal contexts
usedIn Japan
writtenInKanji 上皇

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Jōkō hasRomanization Jōkō self-link