JLPT N3 · Noun

王 (ou)

王 (おう, ou) is a Japanese noun meaning “king; ruler”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おう
Romaji
ou
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. king; ruler; sovereign; monarch · noun, suffix noun
  2. tycoon; magnate; champion; master · noun, suffix noun
  3. king (of the senior player) · noun, suffix noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

彼らは王の殺害をたくらんでいる。
They are plotting to kill the king.

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

Kanji in 王

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 王.

Source: JMdict entry 1629200 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.