皇
皇 – emperor
9 strokesTaught in grade 6#721 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary
The kanji 皇 means emperor. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ、オウ (kou, ou). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 白 (no. 106).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | コウ | kou |
| On’yomi | オウ | ou |
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: 白 (Kangxi radical 106). Components: 王・白.
Words using 皇
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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