Word Meaning 大宮

おおみや oomiya

大宮 is read as おおみや (oomiya) and means elderly woman of imperial lineage.

Meaning

English

  1. elderly woman of imperial lineage
  2. woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child
  3. Grand Empress Dowager
  4. Empress Dowager
  5. imperial palace
  6. shrine

Reading

Kana

おおみや

Romaji

oomiya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 25636 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

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大守宮

おおやもり

tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)

大宮人

おおみやびと

courtier

大宮アルディージャ

おおみやあるでぃーじゃ

Omiya Ardija (Japanese pro soccer team)

大宮司

だいぐうじ

high priest of a great shrine

大宮御所

おおみやごしょ

Empress Dowager's palace

豊受大神宮

とゆけだいじんぐう

Toyouke Shrine (the outer shrine of Ise Shrine)

皇大神宮

こうたいじんぐう

Kōtai Shrine (main shrine of the Inner Ise Shrine)

伊勢大神宮

いせだいじんぐう

the Grand Shrines of Ise

宮崎公立大学

みやざきこうりつだいがく

Miyazaki Municipal University

宮大工

みやだいく

carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction

宮崎国際大学

みやざきこくさいだいがく

Miyazaki International College

宮崎産業経営大学

みやざきさんぎょうけいえいだいがく

Miyazaki Sangyo-Keiei University