Definition of 御真影 (ごしんえい)

しんえい

御真影

ごしんえい

goshin-ei

noun
1.
imperial portrait, photograph of the incumbent Emperor and Empress distributed to schools between 1890 and the end of the Second World War
2.
portrait or photo of a person of high rank(honorific language)
Other readings:
ご真影【ごしんえい】
Related Kanji
honorable, manipulate, govern
true, reality, Buddhist sect
shadow, silhouette, phantom