10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N1

Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess

Kun'yomi
  • shrine ②palace ③Imperial prince ④headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
On'yomi
  • キュ
    palace ②tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale) ③zodiacal sign
  • グウ
  • クウ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

みや 42.9%
キュウ 39.1%
グウクウ 15.7%
1.1%
1.1%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

Shinto shrine, constellations, palace
みや キュウ グウ (3rd, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spine, backbone
ロ リョ せぼね (11th, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

shrine ②palace ③Imperial prince ④headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
labyrinth ②mystery ③dungeon
Palace of the Dragon King
Palace of the Dragon King
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
imperial palace ②Grand Empress Dowager ③woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child ④elderly woman of imperial lineage
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
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References

Unicode hex code 5BAE
JIS X 0208 1-21-60
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1310
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1336
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2274
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2828
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1459
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 546
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7156
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 256
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 721
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 734
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 374
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1209
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 274
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 353
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 929
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 482
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1042
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m7.5
Four corner code 3060.6
De Roo Code 777