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Kanji Detail for 王 - "king"

王

  • Meaning

    王 means "king." Also associated with to reign, honorific.

    1. King - A male monarch; emperor; sovereign ruler.

    2. To reign - To rule by virtue; to govern the realm.

    3. Honorific - A respectful title for grandparents or elders.

    4. To become king - To ascend to the throne; to rule; to govern.

    5. Prince - Male members of the imperial family of fifth rank or below.

  • Words using 王

    • 国王 こくおう Listen king; queen; monarch
    • 女王 じょおう Listen queen; female champion
    • 王国 おうこく Listen kingdom; monarchy
    • 王子 おうじ Listen prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
    • 王座 おうざ Listen throne; first place; top spot
    • 王者 おうじゃ Listen king; monarch; ruler
    • 王室 おうしつ Listen royal family
    • 王朝 おうちょう Listen dynasty

  • Four-character idioms with 王

    • 王政復古 おうせいふっこ Listen restoration of imperial rule; Restoration (England)
    • 勤王攘夷 きんのうじょうい Listen loyalty to the emperor and expulsion of the foreigners
    • 王道楽土 おうどうらくど Listen Arcadia, presided over by a virtuous king

  • Origin of 王

    Classically, three strokes — heaven, earth and humanity — joined by the one vertical line of the ruler. The oracle bones suggest something blunter: a great ceremonial axe, the emblem of the power to command.

    How to remember it: Heaven, earth and humanity as three lines — and the king is the stroke that joins all three.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 王

    • Verified meaning: king
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うおん, お, おい, おう)
    • Also carries these associations: to reign, honorific

    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 王

    Surnames 王(うおん)Listen 王(お)Listen 王(おい)Listen 王(おう)Listen 王(おお)Listen 王(おん)Listen 王(き)Listen 王(きみ)Listen 王(しん)Listen 王(たか)Listen 王(ちやん)Listen 王(ゆう)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

    king; rule; magnate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    king, ruler; royal; surname

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Wang

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    king, ruler; royal; surname

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

    A title for a sovereign. One whom people submit to is called 王. During the Three Dynasties, only rulers of the realm were called king. Qin first called the sovereign emperor (皇帝). Afterward, imperial family and meritorious subjects were enfeoffed with the title of king. | Great. One's father's father is called 王父 (grandfather). One's father's mother is called 王母 (grandmother). | To rule the realm is called 王. (Mencius) "One who practices benevolence through virtue becomes king." | Flourishing. Commonly written as 旺.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    noh(ノウ) ノウ

    oh(オウ) オウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    4 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

  • Related Keywords

    king to reign honorific emperor monarch prince authority crown domination govern leadership lord majesty nobility power queen realm royal rule sovereign supremacy throne dynasty

Sentences including 王

  • Long live the queen !

  • I remember i saw the queen.

  • Long live the king !

  • Even a cat may look at a king.

  • He is the king of the night.

  • He was more than a king.

  • I met the prince himself.

  • I wish i were a prince.

More kanji with the radical 玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

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