日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsemperor
On'yomiコウ、オウ
Kun'yomi
Strokes9
Radical

Compounds

  • imperial throne

  • Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence

Example sentences

  • Guards are stationed 'round the clock at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

  • We have a Pope.

  • It was believed that the emperor's position was bestowed by the gods.

  • Kamui no Ken was a sort of samurai/ninja story set during the transition of the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the re-establishment of Japan under the Emperor Meiji in 1868.

  • In the post-War period, up until 1975, Emperor Showa prayed at the Yasukuni Shrine a total of 8 times.

  • The Supreme Court is located near the Imperial Palace.

  • The crown prince is the one who is to succeed to the throne.

  • Godzilla will never ever destroy the Imperial Palace nor the signboards of the sponsoring companies.