Meaning

Primary

King

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The king (formal name ender) is the king, and you're talking to him politely. He's the king after all! If you don't he might behead you!

Reading

おうさま
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word consists of the on'yomi reading for and the kun'yomi reading for . You've learned them both so you should be able to read this word too!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • カニの王様

    king crab (Alaskan or Japanese)

    はだかの王様

    the naked king (from The Emperor's New Clothes)

    国の王様

    a country's king

Context Sentences

王様は料理が大好きです。

The king loves cooking.

あの王様は、とんでもなくケチなんだ。

That king is ridiculously stingy.

王様は、力士と尻相撲をしたがっています。

The king wants to have a butt-wrestling match with a sumo wrestler.

Kanji Composition