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Kanji Detail for 陛 - "majesty, throne, imperial"
陛
- Meaning
陛 means "majesty, throne, imperial."
Stairs - Palace staircase; steps.
Majesty - Emperor; imperial matters.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
highness; steps (of throne)
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
steps leading throne; throne
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
the steps to the throne
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
throne; steps leading to the throne
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The stairs of the Son of Heaven. | When addressing the Son of Heaven, one says 陛下 (Your Majesty). Meaning the message is conveyed through the halberd-bearing attendants, from low to high.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
- Related Keywords
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
私はついこの間の卒業式に例年の通り大学へ行幸になった陛下を憶い出したりした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「おいご覧、今日も天子さまの事が詳しく出ている」父は陛下のことを、つねに天子さまといっていた」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha