Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'womb; uterus

Noun, Noun, used as a suffixhigh-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine · Ise Grand Shrine

Nouncrown prince

Nounthe Two Ise Shrines

Nounlabyrinth; maze · mystery · dungeon

Noun, Noun, used as a suffiximperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

NounTenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)

Nounoutcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period

Nounshrine · palace; imperial residence · Imperial prince; Imperial princess

Nounpalace · tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale) · ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women)

NounShinto shrine

Nountemporary shrine

Nounempress's palace; queen's palace · empress; queen

Noununmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine in place of the Emperor

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbpilgrimage (esp. to the Ise Grand Shrine)

Noungecko; house lizard

Nounthe Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager · emperor's second consort · empress; palace of the empress

Nounfestival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil

NounPalace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)

Nountemporary imperial mortuary

NounInner Ise Shrine

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbinstallation of a deity in a new shrine; transfer of a shrine

Nouninner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio · consort of the emperor

Nountemporary lodging built to accommodate an Imperial visit

Nounthe Imperial Palace

Nounprincess

Nounyoung imperial prince · child of the imperial family · shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine

Nounouter shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine

NounEmperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood)

Nounsubordinate shrine

Nounmain shrine

Nounassociated shrine (i.e. auxiliary shrine, subordinate shrine, etc.)

Nounrear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)

Nounnewly constructed shrine

Nounnewly born imperial prince · newly constructed (branch) shrine

Nounimperial palace; shrine · Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager · woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child

NounGrand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort

Nounbuilding of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the highest ground

Nounbuilding of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the lowest ground

Nounmost important provincial shrine · first-born imperial prince

Nounhermit's residence · retired emperor's palace

Nounmoon palace of the Hindu god Chandra

Nounheavenly palace · sky

NounTiangong (Chinese space program)

Nounimperial palace

Nounthe twelve zodiacal signs; constellations of the zodiac

Nouncrown prince

Nounshrine dedicated to Hachiman; Hachiman shrine

NounTaurus (2nd zodiacal sign); the Bull