| Kanji | 宮 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | キュウ、グウ、ク、クウ |
| Kunyomi | みや |
| Nanori | ぐ, み |
| English | Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess |
| Examples | 宮殿(きゅうでん): palace お宮(おみや): Shinto shrine |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | 3 |
| Frequency | 367 |
| Components | 宀: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40) 呂: spine; backbone |
| Number of Strokes | 10 |
| Kanji Radical | 宀 |
| Radical Number | 40 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | うかんむり |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | Shinto shrine |
| Koohii Story 1 | This Shinto shrine is built with human spines. Have you ever seen the ossuary in Sedlec, near Kutna Hora in Czech Republic ? It is a small church entirely decorated with human bones. Do a web search for "sedlec ossuary", it´s quite a sight. |
| Koohii Story 2 | A friend of mine made up a rhyme for this one: "house with a spine, Shinto shrine"! |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grade3, kanjifreq251-500, kanji_structure.town.building , kanji_human.activities_religion.creed
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