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王 kanji
king, rule, magnate
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
On readings
オウ-ノウ
Kun readings
NoneWords with 王
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —冥王星型天体plutoid; ice dwarf
- —王手をかけるto check (in chess); to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone)
- —倶利迦羅竜王Dragon King Kulika; manifestation of Acala in the form of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword
- —オランダ王国Kingdom of the Netherlands
- —スペイン王国Kingdom of Spain
- —ブータン王国Kingdom of Bhutan
- —ベルギー王国Kingdom of Belgium
- —モロッコ王国Kingdom of Morocco
- —ブルボン王朝Bourbon dynasty (France, Spain, etc.); House of Bourbon
- —アン女王戦争Queen Anne's War (1702-1713)
- —大王酸漿烏賊colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni)
- —アステカ王国Aztec Empire
- —王立園芸協会Royal Horticultural Society; RHS
- —星の王子さまLe petit prince (by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry); The Little Prince
- —カエルの王様The Frog Prince (fairy tale)
- —狂王の試練場Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (1981 video game)
- —仁王立ちになるto raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
- —学問に王道なしthere are no shortcuts in learning
- —アーサー王物語Arthurian romances
- —チューダー王朝Tudor dynasty (of England; 1485-1603)