Japanese symbol for “lord”
卿
きょう
Romaji: kyou
Lord; Sir
In Japanese, lord is 卿, read きょう (kyou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- suf Lord; Sir
- n state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lord”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 別 | わけ wake | lord (hereditary title for imperial descendants in outlying regions) |
| 主 | しゅ shu | (one's) master; (one's) employer; (one's) lord |
| 貴 | むち muchi | lord; god; goddess |
| 主君 | しゅくん shukun | lord; master |
| ロード | ロード roodo | Lord |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 枢機卿 | すうききょう suukikyou | cardinal (Catholic Church) |
| 公卿 | くぎょう kugyou | high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō |
| 卿相 | けいしょう keishou | court nobles and state ministers |
| 六卿 | りくけい rikukei | six ministers (of the six Zhou dynasty Chinese ministries) |
| 九卿 | きゅうけい kyuukei | nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government) |
| 御三卿 | ごさんきょう gosankyou | three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lord”.
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.