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Kanji Detail for 朕 - "i (imperial)"
朕
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Meaning
朕 means "i (imperial)." Also associated with omen, royal self.
I (imperial) - The first-person pronoun used by the emperor.
Royal self - The emperor's self-reference.
Omen - A sign or portent of things to come.
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- Verified meaning: i (imperial)
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: omen, royal self
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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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
majestic plural; imperial we
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
pronoun 'I'
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(used by an emperor or king) I; me; we (royal "we"); (literary) omen
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
the royal "we", for imperial use
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
I, me. In ancient times, both nobles and commoners called themselves 朕. Qin Shihuang established it as the exclusive imperial term. Han dynasty and after continued this. Only the emperor could call himself 朕. | 兆朕 means strange signs. From "Huainanzi." Now early indications of things are also called 兆朕. Originally written as 眹. 眹 means signs in the eyes.
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