Japanese symbol for “mikado”
帝
みかど
Romaji: mikado
emperor (of Japan); mikado
In Japanese, mikado is 帝, read みかど (mikado).
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Meanings
- n emperor (of Japan); mikado
- n (the gates of an) imperial residence
Written forms: 帝、御門. Readings: みかど、ごもん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mikado”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ミカド | ミカド mikado | The Mikado (comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帝国 | ていこく teikoku | empire |
| 皇帝 | こうてい koutei | emperor |
| 帝王 | ていおう teiou | sovereign; emperor; monarch |
| 大帝 | たいてい taitei | great emperor; ... the Great |
| 帝政 | ていせい teisei | imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule |
| 女帝 | じょてい jotei | empress |
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.