12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

you, lord, secretary, state minister

Kun'yomi
  • きみ
On'yomi
  • Lord ②state minister (under the ritsuryō system) ③you (in reference to someone of lower status)
  • キョ
    Lord ②state minister (under the ritsuryō system) ③you (in reference to someone of lower status)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キョウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

you, lord, secretary
キョウ ケイ きみ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
instant, namely, as is
ソク すなわ.ち つ.く (7th, N1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

Lord ②state minister (under the ritsuryō system) ③you (in reference to someone of lower status)
cardinal (Catholic church)
court noble ②three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
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References

Unicode hex code 537F
JIS X 0208 1-22-10
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 813
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 642
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 769
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 574
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2898
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2907
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1865
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2877X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2e10.1
Four corner code 7772.0