What does kanji 卿 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 卿 is lord.

How is kanji 卿 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 卿 are きみ; the onyomi readings are キョウ, ケイ.

What words use kanji 卿?

Example words that use kanji 卿 include 卿, 卿相, 卿等, 枢機卿.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

卿

Meaning

Kanji 卿

lord

lord, secretary, state minister, you

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: きみ
Onyomi 音読み: キョウケイ
Nanori 名乗り: あきあきらのり

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2138
Strokes: 12
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 皀 • 卽 • 𣪘 • 冟 • 旣 • 梎 • 鵖

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卿

きょう

state minister (under the ritsuryō system)

卿相

けいしょう

court nobles and state ministers

卿等

けいら

you (plural)

枢機卿

すうききょう

cardinal (Catholic church)

ご三卿

ごさんきょう

three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)

九卿

きゅうけい

nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)

月卿

げっけい

high-ranking court noble

公卿

くぎょう

three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)

三卿

さんきょう

three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)

六卿

りくけい

six ministers (of the six Zhou dynasty Chinese ministries)

月卿雲客

げっけいうんかく

court nobles and other courtiers allowed into the Imperial Palace

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彼は西園寺卿と呼ばれていた。

He was called Lord Saionji.

卿はこの国の将来をどう考えますか。

What do you think of the future of this country?

彼は外務卿に任命された。

He was appointed as the foreign minister.

卿を愛している。

I love you.

ロンドンでバイロン卿に会った。

I met Lord Byron in London.

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