This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キュウ、グウ、ク、クウ、みや
Romaji: kyū, guu, ku, kuu, miya
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: ぐ、み
Romaji: gu, mi
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Romaji

Meanings

Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  40
Frequency:  367
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-3-7
Korean Reading:  gung
Chinese Reading:  gong1
Unicode:  5bae
JIS:  355C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2274
Nelson Index: 1310
New Nelson Index: 1336
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m7.5
Four Corner Index: 3060.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 256
Gakken Index: 419
Japanese Names Index: 1184
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7156
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.1006
Remembering the kanji Index: 1033
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1209
Kodansha Compact Index: 482
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 274
Kanji in Context Index: 929
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1459
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1964
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1042
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1110
Essential Kanji Index: 546
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2828
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 777
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 374
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 353

Words

(きゅう)
palace; ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
宮城 (きゅうじょう)
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
宮殿 (きゅうでん)
palace
迷宮 (めいきゅう)
labyrinth; maze; mystery
大宮 (おおみや)
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
(みや)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; member of the imperial family; temple
神宮 (じんぐう)
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
宮廷 (きゅうてい)
imperial court; royal court
二宮 (にぐう)
the Two Ise Shrines
八幡宮 (はちまんぐう)
Shrine of the God of War
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