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Shinto Shrine Human 宮 キュウ、グウ、ク、クウ みや ぐ み

Kanji
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
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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