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Kanji Detail for 宮 - "palace, shrine, imperial family"

宮

  • Meaning

    宮 means "palace, shrine, imperial family."

    1. Palace - A royal residence; a grand building.

    2. Shrine - A Shinto place of worship.

    3. Imperial family - Members of the royal house.

  • Words using 宮

    • 神宮 じんぐう Listen high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine
    • 宮内庁 くないちょう Listen Imperial Household Agency
    • 宮殿 きゅうでん Listen palace
    • 子宮 しきゅう Listen womb; uterus
    • 宮中 きゅうちゅう Listen imperial court
    • 東宮 とうぐう Listen crown prince
    • 王宮 おうきゅう Listen royal palace
    • 二宮 にぐう Listen the Two Ise Shrines

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    • Verified meaning: palace, shrine, imperial family
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きも, きゅう, きゅうじ, ごん)

    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 宮

    Given names 宮(みや)Listen

    Surnames 宮(きも)Listen 宮(きゅう)Listen 宮(きゅうじ)Listen 宮(ごん)Listen 宮(つかさ)Listen 宮(みやぎき)Listen 宮(みやさき)Listen 宮(みやざき)Listen 宮(みやさりき)Listen 宮(みやたか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    Shinto shrine; constellations; palace; princess

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    palace, temple, dwelling, enclose

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Gong

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    palace; surname

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

    Chamber. Meaning a house with domed walls visible above. The Yellow Emperor built houses to shelter from cold and heat. Originally a general term for residences. Later, exclusively meant the emperor's residence. Also, dwellings of deities are called 宮. Such as Daoist temples often called 某某宮. | In old customs, everything related to the imperial house was called 宮. Such as the empress called 正宮; consorts called 六宮; the crown prince called 儲宮, 東宮; palace maids called 宮娥; their attire called 宮妝; refined items for imperial use included 宮熏, 宮粉; poetry about imperial matters called 宮詞. | One of the five notes. The five notes are 宮商角徵羽. | The ancient palace punishment. For men, castration; for women, confinement in the palace. | In calendrical calculations, 30 degrees make one 宮, which is one-twelfth of a circle.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    guu(グウ) グウ

    ku(ク) ク

    kuu(クウ) クウ

    kyuu(キュウ) キュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    miya(みや) みや

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    palace shrine imperial family house temple architecture building ceremony culture deity dwelling emperor empress grand holy king noble prince queen religion residence royal ruler sacred shinto

Sentences including 宮

  • The child followeth the womb.

  • The palace has a tall tower.

  • Miyazaki is not what it used to be.

  • The royal palace was built on a hill.

  • She guided me to the palace.

  • Do you know who Rie Miyazawa is?

  • The king was famous for his splendid palace.

  • I had an ectopic pregnancy two years ago.

  • The palace was heavily guarded.

  • Miyagi Prefecture's capital is Sendai City.

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