きゅう
宮
じょう
城

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
宮
じょう
城
 宮城 きゅうじょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Shinto shrine, constellations, palace
みや　キュウ　グウ (3rd, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spine, backbone
ロ　リョ　せぼね (11th, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
castle
しろ　ジョウ　き (6th, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
turn into, become, get
セイ　な.る　ジョウ (4th, N3)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ　ボ　ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
hooked enclosure