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RTK / HeisigFrame #279

皇

emperor

Lv 33

Strokes: 9

JLPT: N1

Jƍyƍ: Grade 6

Meanings

emperor RTK

Community Mnemonic

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Ancient Rome had Emperors instead of Kings, and they wore white robes. Thus an emperor is a king in white. (make sure you picture a roman emperor not a japanese one and you'll be ok).

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

こうおう

Kun'yomi

None