朕 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

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menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. 皇帝、天皇など国家元首の自称。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

会意。もと棹で舟を漕ぐ様子を象り、簡略化されて「舟」+「灷」（さらに楷書では「月」+「关」）の構造に変化した。「ふねがすすむ」を意味する漢語｛䑣｝を表す字。のち仮借して一人称代名詞｛朕｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

majestic plural, imperial we

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• チンJHS

Other languages

• 拼音zhen4
• 한글jim
• Hán-ViệtTrẫm

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

infoBasics

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

月(つき)

JIS level

Level 1

JLPT (old scale)

Level 1

Unicode

U+6715

grid_viewComponents

• 一いち
• 人ひと
• 丷は
• 大だい
• 月つき

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰月关

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 朕ちんWe

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(1 results)

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infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-4-6

Four Corner

7823.4

Spahn–Hadamitzky

4b6.6

Heisig

2183

Nelson

3757