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: コウ、オウ
Romaji: kou, ou
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: おうじ、おお、み
Romaji: ouji, oo, mi
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Romaji

Meaning

emperor

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  106
Frequency:  721
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-5-4
Korean Reading:  wang
Chinese Reading:  huang2
Unicode:  7687
JIS:  3944

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2566
Nelson Index: 3100
New Nelson Index: 3870
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4f5.9
Four Corner Index: 2610.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 861
Gakken Index: 964
Japanese Names Index: 964
Daikanwanjiten Index: 22701
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0072
Remembering the kanji Index: 261
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1551
Kodansha Compact Index: 1366
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 871
Kanji in Context Index: 579
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1635
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2223
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 267
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 279
Essential Kanji Index: 460
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3175
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 872
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 783
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 880

Words

天皇 (てんのう、すめらぎ、すめろぎ)
Emperor of Japan
教皇 (きょうこう)
Pope
皇族 (こうぞく)
imperial family; royalty
御子 (みこ)
God's son (in Christianity); child of the emperor
皇室 (こうしつ)
Imperial household
皇帝 (こうてい、おうだい)
emperor
皇后 (こうごう)
(Japanese) empress; queen
皇太子 (こうたいし)
crown prince
皇子 (おうじ)
imperial prince
皇女 (こうじょ、おうじょ)
imperial princess
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