王 – king, rule, magnate

4 strokesTaught in grade 1#684 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 王 means king, rule, magnate. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is オウ、-ノウ (ou, nou). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 玉 (no. 96).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	オウ	ou
On’yomi	-ノウ	nou

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 玉 (Kangxi radical 96).

Words using 王

王おうking女王じょおうqueen王様おうさまking王子おうじprince王女おうじょprincess国王こくおうking

Example sentences

彼らは王の殺害をたくらんでいる。

They are plotting to kill the king.

Tatoeba #97499

女王は豪華な服装をしていた。

The queen was richly appareled.

Tatoeba #147294

その王様はいつも王冠をかぶっている。

The king always wears a crown.

Tatoeba #212177

Kanji with the same radical

現理球環玉珍琴班珠玩

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