What is the Kanji for "Emperor" and "Sovereign"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Emperor" and "Sovereign", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Emperor" and "Sovereign" is "帝".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Mikado".

Its onyomi reading is "Tei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 4 parts:

The radical "亠" means "Lid" . The radical "丷" means "Divide" . The radical "冖" means "Crown" . And The kanji "巾" means "Towel" and can be read as "Kin".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "帝" mean in japanese?

"帝" means "Emperor" and "Sovereign".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

帝国: "Empire". The noun '帝国 (ていこく)' refers to a large political unit typically ruled by an emperor. It denotes a powerful, extensive and dominant state or political organization, such as the British Empire, the Roman Empire, or the Japanese Empire. For example: The Japanese Empire controlled a vast territory - (日本帝国は広大な領土を支配していた). The emperor presided over the empire - (天皇は帝国の指導者であった).

皇帝: "Emperor". The Japanese noun '皇帝 (こうてい)' refers to the supreme ruler or monarch of an empire. It is typically used to describe the head of state in countries with imperial or monarchical systems of government, such as the Emperor of Japan. The term carries a sense of great power, prestige and authority. For example: The emperor attended the ceremony - (皇帝はその式典に出席した). The emperor's palace - (皇帝の宮殿)

帝: "Emperor". 帝 (みかど)' is the Japanese noun for 'emperor'. It refers to the sovereign ruler of Japan. This word has a formal and dignified connotation, and is often used in historical or literary contexts. For example: The emperor visited the shrine - (帝は神社に参拝された). The imperial palace - (帝の御所).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "て" is read as "te". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "み" is read as "mi". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "ど" is read as "do".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.