宮内庁(くないちょう)

くないちょう
noun (proper)
Imperial Household Agency
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1. Imperial Household Agency
The government agency that handles the affairs of the Imperial family, including ceremonies, the Imperial Palace, and the Emperor's official duties.
宮内庁(くないちょう)が発表(はっぴょう)した。
The Imperial Household Agency made an announcement.
皇居(こうきょ)の参観(さんかん)は宮内庁(くないちょう)に申(もう)し込(こ)む。
Tours of the Imperial Palace are booked through the Imperial Household Agency.
宮内庁(くないちょう)によると、天皇陛下(てんのうへいか)は来月(らいげつ)地方(ちほう)を訪問(ほうもん)される予定(よてい)だという。
According to the Imperial Household Agency, His Majesty the Emperor is scheduled to visit the regions next month.

宮内(くない) (inside the palace) + 庁(ちょう) (agency). Note the reading くない, not きゅうない.

Common expressions

  • 宮内庁(くないちょう)御用達(ごようたし): "purveyor to the Imperial Household", a prestige label on long-established shops and products (officially abolished in 1954 but still used informally)
  • 宮内庁(くないちょう)長官(ちょうかん): head of the Imperial Household Agency

Related words

Related Words

Related: 皇室(こうしつ) (the Imperial family)
Related: 皇居(こうきょ) (the Imperial Palace)
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Added 2026.10.10 4:06 · Revised 2026.10.10 4:07
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