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Kanji Detail for 妃 - "consort, queen, empress"

妃

  • Meaning

    妃 means "consort, queen, empress."

    1. Princess - A female member of a royal family.

    2. Consort - The spouse of a monarch.

    3. Queen - A female sovereign or king's wife.

    4. Goddess - A female deity.

  • Words using 妃

    • 王妃 おうひ Listen queen (consort); empress (consort)
    • 皇太子妃 こうたいしひ Listen crown princess

  • Tattoo check: 妃

    • Verified meaning: consort, queen, empress
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きかさ, きさき, ひ, ひめ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 妃

    Given names 妃(きかさ)Listen 妃(きさき)Listen 妃(ひ)Listen 妃(ひめ)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    queen; princess

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wife, spouse; imperial concubine

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    imperial concubine

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    wife, spouse; imperial concubine

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A match. Same meaning as 配. 后妃: The spouse of the Son of Heaven. | Those ranked below the empress are called 妃. Such as 妃嬪. | The principal wives of crown princes and princes are also called 妃.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hi(ヒ) ヒ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kisaki(きさき) きさき

  • Strokes

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    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    女 (onna・onnahen)

  • Related Keywords

    consort queen empress goddess royalty spouse to marry princess aristocracy court crown female heir king majesty monarch noblewoman palace regal sovereign dynasty

Sentences including 妃

  • The queen stood beside the king.

  • In the palace live the king and the queen.

More kanji with the radical 女 (onna・onnahen)

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