Kanji Detail for 阼 - "eastern stairs, imperial throne"

阼

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
阼 means "eastern stairs, imperial throne."
1. Eastern stairs - The staircase on the east side of a hall used by the host.
2. Imperial throne - The position of the emperor.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

steps leading to the eastern door or throne

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

the steps leading to the eastern door

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

steps leading to the eastern door

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

the steps leading to the eastern door

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

The stairs where the host stands. In ancient times, when host and guest met, the guest went up the western stairs, the host went up the eastern stairs. Because the host toasts the guest, it is called 阼. | The throne of the Son of Heaven is called 阼. As in ascending the throne is called 踐阼. Meaning to be the master of all under heaven.
Onyomi

saku(さく)

so(そ)

zaku

zo(ぞ)
Kunyomi

kizahashi(きざはし)
Strokes

13 strokes
Radical

阜阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)
Related Keywords
eastern stairs staircase east side hall host imperial throne position emperor