JLPT N2 · Noun

国王 (kokuou)

国王 (こくおう, kokuou) is a Japanese noun meaning “king; queen”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こくおう
Romaji: kokuou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

king; queen; monarch; sovereign · noun
the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne · noun

Example sentences

国民は歓呼して彼を国王に迎えた。

The people acclaimed him King.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 国王

countryコク・くに · 8 strokes

king, rule, magnateオウ・-ノウ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 国王.

国くにcountry外国がいこくforeign country外国人がいこくじんforeigner国際こくさいinternational国語こくごnational language国籍こくせきnationality国民こくみんpeople (of a country)国家こっかstate国会こっかいNational Diet国境こっきょうborder (between countries)全国ぜんこくthe whole country国立こくりつnational国産こくさんdomestically produced国防こくぼうnational defence

Source: JMdict entry 1286160 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.