Moto 宮: Shinto Shrine; Constellations; PalaceKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キュウ、グウ、ク、クウ
- Kun'yomi
- みや
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 173 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キュウ・グウ・ク・クウ)
- 宮内庁くないちょうImperial Household Agency
- 神宮じんぐうhigh-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
- 宮殿きゅうでんpalace
- 子宮しきゅうwomb; uterus
- 宮中きゅうちゅうimperial court
- 東宮とうぐうcrown prince
- 王宮おうきゅうroyal palace
- 二宮にぐうthe Two Ise Shrines
- 宮廷きゅうていimperial court; royal court
- 離宮りきゅうimperial villa; royal villa
- 八幡宮はちまんぐうShrine of the God of War
- 内宮ないくうInner Ise Shrine
- 参宮さんぐうpilgrimage (esp. to the Ise Grand Shrine)
- 外宮げくうouter shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
- 天満宮てんまんぐうTenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
- 宮司ぐうじchief priest
- 後宮こうきゅうinner palace (reserved for women); harem
- 皇宮警察こうぐうけいさつthe Imperial Guards
- 竜宮りゅうぐうPalace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
- 迷宮めいきゅうlabyrinth; maze
- 遷宮せんぐうinstallation of a deity in a new shrine; transfer of a shrine
- 三宮さんぐうGrand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
- 上宮じょうぐうbuilding of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the highest ground
- 下宮げぐうbuilding of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the lowest ground
- 中宮ちゅうぐうthe empress, the empress dowager and the grand empress dowager
- 人馬宮じんばきゅうSagittarius (9th zodiacal sign); the Archer
- 仙宮せんきゅうhermit's residence
- 処女宮しょじょきゅうVirgo (6th zodiacal sign); the Virgin
- 別宮べつぐうassociated shrine (i.e. auxiliary shrine, subordinate shrine, etc.)
- 十二宮じゅうにきゅうconstellations of the zodiac
- 双児宮そうじきゅうGemini (3rd zodiacal sign); the Twins
- 双魚宮そうぎょきゅうPisces (12th zodiacal sign); the Fish
- 后宮こうぐうempress's palace; queen's palace
- 大宮司だいぐうじhigh priest of a great shrine
- 大神宮だいじんぐうthe Grand Shrine at Ise
- 天宮てんきゅうheavenly palace
- 天宮図てんきゅうずhoroscope
- 天秤宮てんびんきゅうLibra (7th zodiacal sign); the Scales
- 天蝎宮てんかつきゅうScorpio (8th zodiacal sign); the Scorpion
- 天蠍宮てんかつきゅうScorpio (8th zodiacal sign); the Scorpion
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 宮家みやけhouse of a prince of the blood
- 若宮わかみやyoung imperial prince
- お宮おみやShinto shrine
- お宮参りおみやまいりmiyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born)
- すまじきものは宮仕えすまじきものはみやづかえwretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else
- 一の宮いちのみやfirst-born imperial prince
- 二の宮にのみやsecond-born imperial prince
- 今宮いまみやnewly born imperial prince
- 仮宮かりみやtemporary shrine
- 初宮参りはつみやまいりfirst visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)
- 夜宮よみやfestival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil
- 大宮おおみやimperial palace; shrine
- 大宮人おおみやびとcourtier
- 大宮御所おおみやごしょEmpress Dowager's palace
- 奥宮おくみやrear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
Other readings
- トッケイ守宮トッケイやもりtokay gecko (Gekko gecko)
- 伊勢参宮いせさんぐうIse pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine
- 伊勢大神宮いせだいじんぐうthe Grand Shrines of Ise
- 伊勢神宮いせじんぐうIse Grand Shrine
- 大守宮おおやもりtokay gecko (Gekko gecko)
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