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王 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「玉」

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10Elementary year 1 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「玉」
On
オウおう · ō
Kun
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Meaning
king

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Stroke-order animation, origin, compounds and an example in 60 seconds.

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

The shape of a great axe — a symbol of power, the king.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onオウおうō王子おうじ帝王ていおう

「親王」，「勤王」などは，「シンノウ」，「キンノウ」。

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 王おう

    king

  • 女王じょおう

    queen

More words with this kanji

  • 王様おうさま
  • 王后おうこう
  • 王冠おうかん
  • 王妃おうひ
  • 王侯おうこう
  • 王羲之おうぎし

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

王(おう)さまが います。

There is a king.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

女王王女woman玉ball玫a fine…瑇the ha…瑩to pol…璇a fine…夭to die…央center凹concav…匡correc…汪deep…
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Compound

Map of radical 玉Map of reading オウAll maps

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