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宮
宮
10 strokes
Frequency: 367
JLPT N1
Grade 3

Meanings

Shinto shrine
constellations
palace
princess

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キュウ
グウ
ク
クウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
みや
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ぐ
み

Common Words

宮
みや
Noun
Freq #5703
1

shrine

Examples
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。
In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables.
2

palace; imperial residence

3

Honorific

Imperial prince; Imperial princess

4

headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

5

Archaic

temple

王宮
おうきゅう
Noun
Freq #8180
1

royal palace

Examples
国王とその家族は王宮に住んでいる。
The king and his family live in the royal palace.
迷宮
めいきゅう
Noun
Freq #8428
1

labyrinth; maze

Examples
四天王も倒した、クソ長い地下迷宮もクリアした。
I'd defeated the four sub-bosses and got through the damn long underground labyrinth.
2

mystery

3

Video games

dungeon

宮殿
きゅうでん
Noun
Freq #8809
1

palace

Examples
宮殿は物々しい警戒ぶりだった。
The palace was heavily guarded.
宮廷
きゅうてい
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #9205
1

imperial court; royal court

Examples
シェークスピアの時代に、つまり１６世紀に、テニスはイギリスの宮廷でとても人気があった。
In Shakespeare's time, in the sixteenth century, tennis was very popular at the English court.
宮
きゅう
Noun
Freq #10403
1

palace

2

tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)

3

Abbreviation

ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women)

4

Noun, used as a suffix

zodiacal sign

子宮
しきゅう
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #11026
1

womb; uterus

Examples
子宮内膜炎は、細菌が子宮内に入り、内膜に炎症を起す病気である。
Endometritis is a disease where bacteria enter the uterus and cause inflammation of the inner membrane.
離宮
りきゅう
Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #16647
1

imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

後宮
こうきゅう
Noun
Freq #19045
1

inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio

Examples
私には後宮の支配者になる資質は、どうやらないようだ。
It appears that I don't have it in me to have a harem in my charge.
2

consort of the emperor

子宮口
しきゅうこう
Noun
Freq #22923
1

os uteri; cervical os; orifice of the uterus

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