皇 Emperor

Radical Combination

• 白

  White
• 王

  King

Meaning

Primary

Emperor

Mnemonic

Social commentary aside, the white king is the king that wears all white. Traditionally, this is someone better than a king. The emperor!

Hints

See the emperor, garbed all in white. There are other kings, but the emperor's white clothing shows his status above the rest.

Readings

On’yomi

こう, おう

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Who is the emperor? It is こういち. こういち the emperor stands over his subjects.

Hints

How did こういち become emperor?! His first decree as emperor is that everybody must learn kanji now.

Note: from now on, Emperor こういち will be a recurring character for the reading mnemonic of こう.