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Kanji Detail for 帝 - "emperor, sovereign, god"
帝
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Meaning
帝 means "emperor, sovereign, god."
Emperor - The supreme ruler of an empire.
Sovereign - A supreme ruler; a monarch.
God - The supreme deity in heaven.
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Words using 帝
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皇帝
こうてい
emperor
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帝国主義
ていこくしゅぎ
imperialism
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帝政
ていせい
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
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皇帝
こうてい
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Tattoo check: 帝
- Verified meaning: emperor, sovereign, god
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read つかさ, みかど)
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.
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Name readings of 帝
Given names 帝(つかさ)
帝(みかど)
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Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
sovereign; the emperor; god; creator
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
supreme ruler, emperor; god
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
emperor
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
supreme ruler, emperor; god
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A ruler. The title of one who rules the world. Such as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. | Venerated deities are also called 帝. Such as the White Emperor, Red Emperor. Heaven is called 上帝.
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Related Keywords
More kanji with the radical 巾 (haba・habahen・kimben)
- 巾 cloth, towel, width
- 市 city, market, town
- 布 cloth, to spread
- 帆 sail
- 希 hope, rare, few
- 帖 quire (of paper), bundle of seaweed, counter for screens, notebook
- 帥 commander, leader, general
- 師 teacher, expert, army
- 席 seat, mat, gathering
- 帯 zone, obi
- 帰 to return, homecoming, to go home
- 帳 curtain, ledger, notebook
- 帶 belt, zone
- 常 always, ordinary, eternal
- 帽 hat
- 幅 width, scroll
- 幌 curtain, hood
- 幕 curtain, scene
- 幡 banner, flag
- 幣 offering, currency