漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 69 strokesRadical
On
コウ・オウ
Kun
Meaning
emperor; imperial

Origin

ORIGIN

白 "shining" over 王 "king"; a king whose crown gleams — hence "emperor."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コウ皇帝・皇室・皇后
オウ法皇

「天皇」は,「テンノウ」。

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 天皇てんのう

    the Emperor of Japan

  • 皇室こうしつ

    the imperial family

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

皇室のニュースを新聞で読んだ。

I read news about the imperial family in the paper.

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