Japanese symbol for “liege”
君主
くんしゅ
Romaji: kunshu
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
In Japanese, liege is 君主, read くんしゅ (kunshu).
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Meanings
- n monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 諸君 | しょくん shokun | you (people) |
| 君臨 | くんりん kunrin | reigning (over a country) |
| 君が代 | きみがよ kimigayo | Imperial reign |
| 姫君 | ひめぎみ himegimi | daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter) |
| 君子 | くんし kunshi | man of virtue; wise man; (true) gentleman |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
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.