御所・ご所|ごしょgosho[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounimperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.
   私は彼かれを京都きょうと御所ごしょに連つれて行いきました。↗

   I took him to the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
2. nounemperor; ex-emperor; empress; imperial prince; shogun; minister

• Synonym御殿ごてんWrittenWritten. A noble's residence, and figuratively a grand mansion, as in 「御殿のような家」; 「御所」 is specifically the home of an emperor, ex-emperor, shogun or minister.
• Synonym宮殿きゅうでんWrittenWritten. A general term for palaces of emperors and kings, usable for foreign ones too; 「御所」 usually means the imperial residence in Kyoto.
• SynonymパレスNeutralNeutral loanword found mainly in the names of hotels and buildings; the Japanese imperial palace is never called 「パレス」.
• Synonym館やかたNeutralNeutral, with an old-fashioned ring: the mansion of a noble or powerful clan; 「御所」 usually means the residence of the imperial family or a shogun.
• Synonym宮みやWrittenWritten. An imperial residence, and also the imperial family or princely houses (宮家) themselves; seldom used on its own and usually found in 「宮様」.
• Related王宮おうきゅうWrittenWritten. A king's palace, mostly for foreign royalty; 「御所」 refers to the Japanese imperial residence or a shogun's or minister's home.
• Related宮室きゅうしつWrittenWritten. A sovereign's palace, and by extension the imperial family itself; rare.
• Related后宮こうぐうWrittenWritten. The empress's palace, or the empress herself; it does not have the harem sense of the Chinese word, and is rare.
• Related殿舎でんしゃWrittenWritten. A palace or grand hall, or a large residence; rare.
• Related宮闕きゅうけつFormalFormal and archaic: the imperial palace in elevated written style; in modern Japanese say 「皇居」.

Use 「御所」 for the Kyoto imperial residence or a shogun's or minister's home; today's emperor lives in 「皇居」. Foreign palaces are 「宮殿」 or 「王宮」, a grand mansion is 「御殿」, and 「パレス」 suits hotel names. 「宮」 mostly appears as 「宮様」; 宮室, 后宮, 殿舎 and 宮闕 are rare.

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1. （ごしょ）天皇てんのう、上皇じょうこう、三后さんこう、皇子みこの御座所ござしょ及および居所きょしょ。禁裏きんり。内裏だいり。また、天皇てんのうの敬称けいしょう。
2. （ごしょ）親王しんのう、将軍しょうぐんなどの居所いどころのこと。