中宮(ちゅうぐう)the empress, the empress dowager and the grand empress dowager, emperor's second consort, palace of the empress, building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground, demesne of the imperial palace

中宮(ちゅうぐう)には皇后(こうごう)が住(す)んでいます。

The empress lives in the palace.

皇后(こうごう)のことを中宮(ちゅうぐう)とも呼(よ)ぶことがあります。

The empress is sometimes also referred to as the empress.

平安(へいあん)中期(ちゅうき)以降(いこう)、皇后(こうごう)とほぼ同格(どうかく)の后(きさき)を中宮(ちゅうぐう)と言(い)います。

From the mid-Heian period onwards, the empress who was almost equal in status to the empress dowager is referred to as the empress.

昔(むかし)の皇后(こうごう)の称号(しょうごう)を中宮(ちゅうぐう)と言(い)うと今日(きょう)の歴史(れきし)の授業(じゅぎょう)で学(まな)びました。

In today's history class, I learned that the title of the empress in the past was called chūgū.

平安時代以降(へいあんじだいいこう)は皇后(こうごう)及(およ)び同資格(どうしかく)の天皇(てんのう)の高宮(たかみや)を中宮(ちゅうぐう)と呼(よ)んでいたらしい。

Since the Heian period, it seems that the high palace of the empress and the emperor of the same status was referred to as the Chūgū.