JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 帝: "sovereign, the emperor, god"
The kanji 帝 means "sovereign, the emperor, god, creator". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read テイ in on'yomi and みかど in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みかど
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sovereign, the emperor, god, creator |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1276 of 2,501 |
Common words with 帝
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 帝国empire · Empire of Japan
- 皇帝emperor
- 帝emperor (of Japan); mikado · (the gates of an) imperial residence
- 帝都imperial capital
- 帝王sovereign; emperor; monarch
- 女帝empress
- 帝位imperial throne; the Crown
- 大帝great emperor; ... the Great
- 帝国兵imperial soldier
- 先帝the late emperor; preceding emperor
- 天帝Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion) · God
- 帝大imperial university
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