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宮
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宫
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palace

HSK 10 N1
Objects →Buildings
gōng
キュウ、グウ、ク、クウ
みや
궁
Pictograph of a building (宀) with multiple rooms.
Components
宀 roof+ ◎ characterless component =
宮 palace
宀 Iconic component
mián roof
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts two rooms.
Notes
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
宮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
宫 / 宮 [Gōng]
surname Gong
宫 / 宮 [gōng]
palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale
Japanese
宮 きゅう 同音

noun

  1. palace
  2. tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
  3. abbrev. ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women)
  4. zodiacal sign
宮 みや 同音

noun

  1. shrine
  2. palace; imperial residence
  3. honorific Imperial prince; Imperial princess
  4. headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
  5. archaic temple
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
そして、宮の中に、牛や羊や鳩を売るもの達と両替人達が座っているのをご覧になった。
In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables.
Japanese Names
宮 きも
Kimo surname
宮 きゅう
Kyū unclassified name
宮 きゅうじ
Kyūji unclassified name
宮 ごん
Gon unclassified name
宮 つかさ
Tsukasa surname
宮 みや
Miya place namesurnamefemale given name
宮 みやぎき
Miyagiki surname
宮 みやさき
Miyasaki surname
宮 みやさりき
Miyasariki surname
宮 みやざき
Miyazaki surname
宮 みやたか
Miyataka surname
CHINESE WORDS (99)
白宫 [Bái​gōng] #3,530
White House
子宫 [zǐ​gōng] #7,275
uterus
宫殿 [gōng​diàn] #7,505
palace
迷宫 [mí​gōng] #8,149
maze
皇宫 [huáng​gōng] #10,632
imperial palace
宫廷 [gōng​tíng] #16,009
court (of king or emperor)
南宫 [Nán​gōng] #33,488
Nangong county level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xíng​tái], Hebei
故宫 [Gù​gōng] #11,696
the Forbidden City
后宫 [hòu​gōng] #28,483
harem
宫女 [gōng​nǚ] #16,465
palace maid
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 王宮 [おうきゅう] #8,180
royal palace
⭐ 迷宮 [めいきゅう] #8,428
labyrinth
⭐ 宮殿 [きゅうでん] #8,809
palace
⭐ 宮廷 [きゅうてい] #9,205
imperial court
⭐ 子宮 [しきゅう] #11,026
womb
⭐ 離宮 [りきゅう] #16,647
imperial villa
後宮 [こうきゅう] #19,045
inner palace (reserved for women)
子宮口 [しきゅうこう] #22,923
os uteri
⭐ 宮中 [きゅうちゅう] #28,019
imperial court
宮崎 [みやざき] #29,104
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
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KOREAN WORDS (15)
자궁 #8,634
womb
궁전 #35,906
palace
경복궁
Gyeongbokgung Palace
고궁
ancient palace
궁궐
palace
궁녀
gungnyeo; court lady
궁정
palace
궁중
being within a palace
동궁
crown prince
미궁
maze; labyrinth
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