宮 — kanji meaning “Shinto shrine”
宮
Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
- Meanings
- Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
- On'yomi
- キュウ (kyuu)、グウ (guu)、ク (ku)、クウ (kuu)
- Kun'yomi
- みや
- Name readings
- ぐ、み
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #367 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 40
- Chinese reading
- gōng — Chinese character page
Words with 宮
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宮殿 | きゅうでん kyuuden | palace |
| 神宮 | じんぐう jinguu | high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine |
| 子宮 | しきゅう shikyuu | womb; uterus |
| 迷宮 | めいきゅう meikyuu | labyrinth; maze |
| 二宮 | にぐう niguu | the Two Ise Shrines |
| 宮内庁 | くないちょう kunaichou | Imperial Household Agency |
| 王宮 | おうきゅう oukyuu | royal palace |
| 宮廷 | きゅうてい kyuutei | imperial court; royal court |
| 宮中 | きゅうちゅう kyuuchuu | imperial court |
| 宮司 | ぐうじ guuji | chief priest |
| 東宮 | とうぐう touguu | crown prince |
| 宮崎 | みやざき miyazaki | Miyazaki (city, prefecture) |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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