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Keyword
empress
  • queen
  • after
  • behind
  • back
  • later
Frequency
#1583
Strokes
6
Grade
6
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
2005
Readings
コウ
ゴ
きさき
Mnemonic
A slightly sloped cliff rises over the court, and from its edge one mouth issues commands to the kingdom: the empress speaks.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
皇こう后ごう
empress (consort)
Noun
后きさき
empress (consort); queen (consort)
Noun
后きさい
empress (consort); queen (consort)
Noun
皇こう太たい后ごう
Empress Dowager; Queen Mother
Noun
母ぼ后こう
empress dowager
Noun
后こう妃ひ
empress; queen
Noun
太たい皇こう太たい后ごう
Grand Empress Dowager
Noun