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Kanji Detail for 王 - "king, monarch, ruler"
王
- Meaning
王 means "king, monarch, ruler."
King - A male monarch; emperor; sovereign ruler.
To reign - To rule by virtue; to govern the realm.
Honorific - A respectful title for grandparents or elders.
To become king - To ascend to the throne; to rule; to govern.
Prince - Male members of the imperial family of fifth rank or below.
- 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.
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