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Kanji Detail for 皇 - "emperor, imperial, sovereign"

皇

  • Meaning

    皇 means "emperor, imperial, sovereign."

    1. Emperor - A sovereign ruler; the monarch.

    2. Imperial - Relating to an empire; royal.

    3. Heaven - The divine; the celestial.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    emperor

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    royal, imperial; ruler, superior

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Huang

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    royal, imperial; ruler, superior

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

    Great. A term of respect. Such as calling grandfather 皇祖, father 皇考 and such. | Sovereign. After Qin, rulers began to be called 皇帝 (emperor). | 皇皇. Beautiful and flourishing appearance. The Book of Odes poem "Huanghuang Zhe Hua" (The Splendid Flowers) is about a ruler sending envoys. Hence sending envoys is often called 皇華. | 皇皇. The appearance of seeking something and not finding it. (Mencius) "When Confucius was without a ruler for three months, he was anxious." Also means panicked. Such as saying 人心皇皇 (people's hearts are anxious). | A room without walls on four sides is called 皇. Such as saying 堂皇 (grand hall). Because it is a place that is upright, great, and bright, it is also used as a metaphor for greatness. Such as saying 冠冕堂皇 (dignified and impressive).
  • Onyomitip

    koh(こう) こう

    o(お) お

  • Kunyomitip

    kimi(きみ) きみ

    sumeragi(すめらぎ) すめらぎ

  • Strokestip

    9 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    白 (shiro・shirohen)

  • Related Keywords
    emperor imperial sovereign monarch royal majesty throne crown heaven divine celestial king ruler supreme noble august exalted regal majestic

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