6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

empress, queen, after, behind, back, later

Kun'yomi
  • empress (consort)
On'yomi
  • コウ

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

きさき 95.8%
コウ 3.9%
0.3%

Character Breakdown

empress, queen, after
きさき コウ ゴ (6th, N1)
corpse(尸) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

empress dowager
empress (consort)
empress (consort)
queen of heaven
Her Majesty the Empress
women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)
empress (consort)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 540E
JIS X 0208 1-25-1
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 181
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 704
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2981
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3701
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1893
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 304
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3298
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 858
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1119
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1171
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 780
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1125
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 869
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 844
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1873
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 283
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1878
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d3.11
Four corner code 7226.1
De Roo Code 2677