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: テイ、みかど
Romaji: tei, mikado
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

sovereign, the emperor, god, creator

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  8
Frequency:  1276
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-7
Korean Reading:  je
Chinese Reading:  di4
Unicode:  5e1d
JIS:  446B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2073
Nelson Index: 305
New Nelson Index: 1560
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2j7.1
Four Corner Index: 0022.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1616
Gakken Index: 1024
Japanese Names Index: 971
Daikanwanjiten Index: 8865
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0423
Remembering the kanji Index: 435
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1250
Kodansha Compact Index: 561
Kanji in Context Index: 1066
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1315
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1786
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 442
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 466
Essential Kanji Index: 906
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2573
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 444
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1250

Words

(みかど、ごもん)
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
皇帝 (こうてい、おうだい)
emperor
帝王 (ていおう)
sovereign; emperor
大日本帝国 (だいにっぽんていこく)
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
帝政 (ていせい)
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
帝国 (ていこく)
empire; imperial
ローマ帝国 (ローマていこく)
Roman Empire
帝都 (ていと)
imperial capital
大帝 (たいてい)
great emperor; .. the Great
女帝 (じょてい)
empress
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