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  1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 19:57:32 UTC Bernie Bernie

    Question on #Japanese:

    Usually people with higher status get the 上 kanji, as in 母上 (haha-ue = mother above) and 父上 (chichi-ue = father above).

    So why is "your majesty" written as 陛下 (throne + below)? Is this an exception, or are there other words like this?

    In conversation Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 19:57:32 UTC from mstdn.io permalink

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