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

emperor

On'yomi
  • コウ
  • オウ
Nanori
  • おうじ
  • おお

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コウ 83.8%
オウ 16.2%

Character Breakdown

emperor
コウ オウ おうじ (6th, N1)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)

Contained In

Common Words

imperial prince
imperial princess
imperial grandchild or descendant
imperial family
empress (consort)
cloistered emperor
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 7687
JIS X 0208 1-25-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3100
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3870
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2566
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3175
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1635
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 261
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 279
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 964
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 964
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 460
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 22701
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 861
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 297
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 297
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 783
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1551
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 871
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 880
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 579
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1366
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 267
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f5.9
Four corner code 2610.4
De Roo Code 872