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宮

Shrine, Palace
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingキュウ、グウ、クウ
Kun readingみや
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 3Level 22

Meanings

  1. shrine, Palace
  2. shinto shrineRtK
  3. constellations
  4. palace
    沢山の人々が国王の住む宮殿の前に集まった。Scores of people gathered in front of the Royal Palace.tatoeba
    大統領は宮殿に着くとすぐ、女王からあいさつを受けた。The president was greeted by the queen on arrival at the palace.tatoeba
  5. princess
  1. tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
  2. ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women)
  3. zodiacal sign

Popular Usage

お宮宮殿

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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shinto shrine · house · spine · mouth (口) · drop (丶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1110

Compound words

宮門きゅうもん
gate of a palace
東照宮とうしょうぐう
Toshogu Shrine
鶴岡八幡宮つるがおかはちまんぐう
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, the principal Shinto shrine of Kamakura.
宮殿きゅうでん
palace
王宮おうきゅう
royal palace
宮中きゅうちゅう
imperial court
宮廷きゅうてい
imperial court; royal court
子宮しきゅう
womb; uterus
神宮じんぐう
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine
東宮とうぐう
crown prince
二宮にぐう
the Two Ise Shrines
迷宮めいきゅう
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
離宮りきゅう
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
宮内庁くないちょう
Imperial Household Agency
天満宮てんまんぐう
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
梓宮しきゅう
Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood)
仮宮かりみや
temporary shrine
宮司ぐうじ
chief priest
宮城きゅうじょう
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
后宮こうぐう
empress's palace
斎宮さいぐう
unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine in place of the Emperor
宵宮よみや
festival-eve vigil
遷宮せんぐう
installation of a deity in a new shrine
竜宮りゅうぐう
Palace of the Dragon King

Kun Reading Examples

そして彼は牛や羊も皆、宮から追いだした。みや
And he chased the cattle, the sheep, and the people out of the temple.tatoeba
そして、宮の中に、牛や羊や鳩を売るもの達と両替人達が座っているのをご覧になった。みや
In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables.tatoeba

Additional Examples

上はバッキンガム宮殿に住んでいる。
The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace.tatoeba
女王はバッキンガム宮殿に住んでいる。
The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace.tatoeba
一方、お宮も幸せに暮らせずにいた。
Meanwhile, Omiya could not live happily, neither.wiki
お宮参りと氏子入りの儀式は必ずしも同一ではない。
Omiyamairi is not necessarily the same as the initiation ritual of ujiko.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Palace; shrine. 宀 (roof) + 呂 (rooms in a row) — a great house with suite after suite of rooms.Also known as “Shinto Shrine”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 宮

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