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王

Level IV of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 488 / 2,608

King

On’yomi
おう
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
玉 Jade (Kangxi 96)

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 周 (Circumference), less common than 千 (Thousand).

The character 王 (king) shows three horizontal lines connected by a vertical stroke — the three realms (heaven, earth, humanity) united under one king.

In words

王 おう king,ruler,sovereign,monarchN3
王様 おうさま kingN3
王子 おうじ princeN3

王 is rank 488 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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