みこと

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of みこと – see the following entries.

【命】3 [noun] the words or pronouncements of a god or an emperor [noun] the honorable, the exalted [noun] the beloved, dearly beloved [pronoun] you [pronoun] that person

【尊】6 [noun] (Shinto) indicates respect and reverence, such as to the 神 (kami, “Shinto deity”) or the 天皇 (tennō, “Emperor of Japan”): Highness [noun] (by extension) indicates respect to a superior or other high-ranking person [noun] indicates deep affection: beloved [pronoun] (archaic, derogatory) second person personal pronoun: you [pronoun] (archaic) third person pronoun [proper noun] a male given name [proper noun] a female given name

(This term, みこと, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as みこと, see Category:Japanese kanji read as みこと.)