王
King
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| おう | n/a | 王 |
Meaning: King
The king kanji and the king radical are the same!
Hopefully you’re a king of radicals… because if you are, this kanji meaning was super easy for you!
Reading: おう
Oh (おう) Great KING… Please don’t kill me… Oh Great KING.
Unfortunately, there isn’t a really good way to learn this one using mnemonics, just because the “oh” sound is so common. If you can get used to thinking “Oh King” as something natural when it comes to thinking of the word “king” you should be alright. I’m not saying it’ll be totally easy, but try and think “king” then think “oh king” then “king” then “oh king” a few times (or more) and it should create a connection strong enough to help you remember the on’yomi. If that doesn’t work, there’s always common vocab – and luckily there’s no kun’yomi to confuse you.
Vocabulary
Learn the meanings and readings of the words below. Since there’s no kun’yomi at all for this kanji, you should be able to figure out all the readings of the following vocab, even if it takes a little bit per word.
a 王（おう）＝ King
- Meaning: Same as the kanji.
- Reading: Same as the on’yomi & the kanji.
a 王子（おうじ）＝ Prince
- Combo: 王 (king) + 子 (child)
- Reading: The child of the king is the prince!
- Reading: The on’yomi readings of the individual kanji.
a 女王（じょおう）＝ Queen
- Combo: 女 (female) + 王 (king)
- Meaning: The woman king is the queen.
- Reading: The on’yomi readings of the individual kanji.
a 王女（おうじょ）＝ princess
- Combo: 王 (king) + 女 (female)
- Meaning: The king’s female is the princess. Kind of confusing, because it’s almost the same as queen. Just remember the queen comes before the king, and the princess after the king.
- Reading: The on’yomi readings of the individual kanji.