さい
斎
おう
王

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine or the Kamo Shrine in place of the Emperor.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さい
斎
おう
王
 斎王 さいおう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

purification, Buddhist food, room
とき　とき　サイ (9th, N1)
alike(齊) variant
sentence, literature, style
ブン　モン　も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)