帝
帝 — Sovereign
sovereign, the emperor, god, creator
On’yomiテイ (tei)
Kun’yomiみかど (mikado)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 帝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帝国 | ていこく teikoku | empire; Empire of Japan |
| 皇帝 | こうてい koutei | emperor |
| 帝 | みかど mikado | emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence |
| 帝国主義 | ていこくしゅぎ teikokushugi | imperialism |
| 帝政 | ていせい teisei | imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule |
| 帝王 | ていおう teiou | sovereign; emperor; monarch |
Study notes
帝 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1276 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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