Word Meaning 君が代

きみがよ kimi ga yo

君が代 is read as きみがよ (kimi ga yo) and means Imperial reign.

Meaning

English

Imperial reign
Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)

Reading

Kana

きみがよ

Romaji

kimi ga yo

Writing Variants

君が世 きみがよ kimi ga yo

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 14167 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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君が代蘭

きみがよらん

curve-leaf yucca (Yucca recurvifolia)

君主

くんしゅ

ruler

君子

くんし

person of high rank

君

きみ

君

くん

君たち

きみたち

you (plural)

交代

こうたい

alternation

現代

げんだい

modern era

神代

かみよ

ancient time

薬代

やくだい

charge for medicine

初代

しょだい

first generation

次代

じだい

the next era