Kanji Detail for 陛 - "staircase, majesty, emperor"

陛

Jōyō Kanji
Kyōiku Kanji

JLPT N1

ES grade 6

Meaning
陛 means "staircase, majesty, emperor."
1. Stairs - Palace staircase; steps.
2. 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

hei(ヘイ)
Kunyomi
none
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

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