そんのう
尊皇
じょう
攘
い
夷

noun

Messages.hist, messages.yoji. Bakumatsu-period slogan.
  1. revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そんのう
尊皇
じょう
攘
い
夷
 尊皇攘夷 そんのうじょうい
そん
尊
のう
王
じょう
攘
い
夷
 尊王攘夷 そんのうじょうい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

revered, valuable, precious
ソン　とうと.い　みこと (6th, N2)
chieftain
シュウ　ジュ　おさ (Kentei Pre-1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり　ユウ　なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし　サイ　セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
emperor
コウ　オウ　おうじ (6th, N1)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
chase away, steal
ジョウ　ぬす.む　はら.う (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
rise, raise
ジョウ　はら.う (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
accuse, argue, dispute
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
well, well crib, town
い　ショウ　セイ (7th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
barbarian, savage, Ainu
イ　えびす　えみし (Kentei Pre-1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)