9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

sovereign, the emperor, god, creator

Kun'yomi
  • emperor (of Japan) ②(the gates of an) imperial residence
On'yomi
  • テイ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

テイ 86.3%
みかど 13.7%

Character Breakdown

sovereign, the emperor, god
テイ みかど (8th, N1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)

Contained In

Common Words

empire ②imperial
emperor (of Japan) ②(the gates of an) imperial residence
imperial capital
great emperor
galactic empire (in science fiction)
virtuous emperor
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References

Unicode hex code 5E1D
JIS X 0208 1-36-75
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 305
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1560
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2073
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2573
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1315
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1786
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 435
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 466
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1024
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 971
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 906
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 8865
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1616
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1179
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1237
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1250
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1250
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1066
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 561
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 442
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j7.1
Four corner code 0022.7
De Roo Code 444