Word details

君臨

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 君臨.

Dictionary

Entry

君臨んりんNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #10789
1

reigning (over a country)

Examples
その王は40年間にわたって人民の上に君臨した。
The king reigned over his people for forty years.
2

dominating; controlling; dictating

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

mister, you, ruler, male name suffix

7 strokesFrequency 947JLPT N2Grade 3

On

クン

Kun

きみ-ぎみ

Nanori

look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on

18 strokesFrequency 722JLPT N1Grade 6

On

リン

Kun

のぞ.む

Nanori

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