陛
陛 — Highness
highness, steps (of throne)
On’yomiヘイ (hei)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 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 陛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陛下 | へいか heika | Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty |
| 天皇陛下 | てんのうへいか tennouheika | His Majesty the Emperor |
Study notes
陛 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1429 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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