Kanji

帝

帝

sovereign, the emperor, god, creator

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

巾部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

テイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みかど

Nanori (Name Reading)

ただ, みかど

Common Readings

テイ

Example sentences

帝国 ていこく
かつて この 大陸 は 、 強大な 帝国 に よって 支配 されていた 。

Once, this continent was ruled by a powerful empire.

支配 しはい
彼 は 巨大 な 帝国 を 支配 していた

He ruled over a vast empire.

皇帝 こうてい
その 国 の 皇帝 は 、 広大 な 領土 を 統治 していた 。

The emperor of that country ruled over a vast territory.

近衛 このえ
近衛 兵 が 皇帝 を 守っていた 。

Imperial Guards were protecting the Emperor.

帝 みかど
古代 、 人々 は 帝 を 神 の 化身 と 信じていた 。

In ancient times, people believed the Emperor was an incarnation of a god.

帝都 ていと
かつて この 街 は 帝都 として 栄えていた 。

Once, this city flourished as the imperial capital.

Example Vocabulary

帝国

ていこく

empire

皇帝

こうてい

emperor

帝

みかど

emperor; sovereign

帝都

ていと

imperial capital

女帝

じょてい

帝王

ていおう

帝位

ていい

大帝

たいてい

帝国兵

ていこくへい

帝王学

ていおうがく

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