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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)
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Kun readings
NoneWords with 王
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —王様の耳はロバの耳the truth always comes out; you can't sweep it under the rug forever; a secret is too heavy to hold; the king's ears are donkey's ears
- —ビクトリア女王誕生日Victoria Day (Canadian public holiday)
- —王立動物虐待防止協会Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; RSPCA
- —月は無慈悲な夜の女王The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
- —王侯将相いずくんぞ種あらんやhigh status does not depend on birth; every man can achieve great power if he exerts himself
- —グレートブリテンおよび北アイルランド連合王国United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- —王將(senior player's) king; Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
- —二王two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
- —龍王Dragon King; promoted rook
- —妙王Wisdom King; Vidyaraja
- —王さまking
- —二王門Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
- —女王蟻queen ant
- —蝿の王Lord of the Flies (1954 novel by William Golding)
- —聯合王國United Kingdom
- —聯合王国United Kingdom
- —女王バチqueen bee; queen wasp
- —愛染妙王Ragaraja (esoteric school deity of love)
- —七月王政(French) July Monarchy
- —絶対王制absolute monarchy