Meaning

Primary

Palace

Alternatives

Shrine, Prince, Princess

Word Type

noun

Explanation

This shinto shrine you're staying at? Turns out you go inside and it is magically turned into this amazing palace. Wow! I'm totally becoming a Shinto monk.

Reading

みや
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as the kanji reading you learned.

Context

Context Sentences

主人は宮仕えでとても忙しくしており、私は四週間も顔も見ていません。

My husband is so busy with the imperial court service that I haven’t seen him for four weeks.

僕の夢は、お父さんみたいな宮大工になることです。

My dream is to become a temple and shrine carpenter like my father.

うちの赤ちゃんたちが生後一か月になったので、お宮参りに行ってきました。

Our babies are now one month old, so we took them to the shrine for a blessing.

Kanji Composition