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Kanji Detail for 陛 - "majesty, emperor"

陛

  • Meaning

    陛 means "majesty, emperor." Also associated with staircase.

    1. Stairs - Palace staircase; steps.

    2. Majesty - Emperor; imperial matters.

  • Words using 陛

    • 陛下 へいか Listen Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
    • 天皇陛下 てんのうへいか Listen His Majesty the Emperor

  • Tattoo check: 陛

    • Verified meaning: majesty, emperor
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read のぼる, ふくしま, ふくぞえ, ふくた)
    • Also carries these associations: staircase

    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.

  • Name readings of 陛

    Given names 陛(のぼる)Listen

    Surnames 陛(ふくしま)Listen 陛(ふくぞえ)Listen 陛(ふくた)Listen 陛(ふくだ)Listen 陛(ふくで)Listen 陛(ふくど)Listen 陛(みねしま)Listen 陛(みねじま)Listen 陛(みねた)Listen 陛(みねだ)Listen

  • 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

    tip

    hei(ヘイ) ヘイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    阜 阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)

  • Related Keywords

    staircase majesty emperor royalty step imperial throne aristocracy ceremonial court hierarchy king monarch nobility palace regal reign ruler

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