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Japanese symbol for “dynasty”

Romaji: ouchou
dynasty

In Japanese, dynasty is , read (ouchou).

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Meanings

  1. n dynasty

Kanji and stroke order

king, rule, magnate
on: オウ、-ノウ
4 strokes · JLPT 2
morning, dynasty, regime
on: チョウ
kun: あさ
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “dynasty”

WordReadingMeaning
ちょう choudynasty
ダイナスティ dainasutiDynasty (TV series)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おうじ oujiprince
じょおう joouqueen; female monarch; female sovereign
おうこく oukokukingdom; monarchy
おうさま ousamaking
おうじゃ oujaking; monarch; ruler
おうじょ oujoprincess
あさひ asahimorning sun
ちょうしょく choushokubreakfast

See also: Chinese symbol for “dynasty”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.