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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

721 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: emperor

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: コウ, オウ

Composition: 白 王

皇

Radical

Radical: 白

Reading: しろ

Meaning: white

Strokes: 5

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Examples

Examples with audio

皇帝(こうてい)   emperor

皇后(こうごう)   empress

皇太子(こうたいし)   crown prince

皇室(こうしつ)   Imperial household

皇居(こうきょ)   Imperial Palace

天皇(てんのう)   Emperor of Japan

Onyomi Examples

皇后 (コウゴウ) empress (consort)

皇居 (コウキョ) Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence

倉皇 (ソウコウ) hurriedly, in a hurry, in great haste

教皇 (キョウコウ) Pope

皇子 (オウジ) imperial prince

皇女 (コウジョ) imperial princess

法皇 (ホウオウ) cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk

太上法皇 (ダイジョウホウオウ) cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk

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