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王 is wang which means king. It is not pronounced the way you think in Chinese. It is more like English speakers would want to pronounce wong. It has roughly the same vowel sound as tong, song, or long in English.
Note that this means king only, not the emperor. An emperor is higher than a king, and theoretically is chosen by God, according to ancient Chinese culture. However, the definition is often blurred at various points in Asian history.
王 can also be defined as ruler, sovereign, monarch, or magnate. It is also can refer to a game piece in the chess-like Japanese strategic game of shoji.
Note: This can also be a family name in Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese (in Vietnamese it's Vương).
See Also: Queen
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your monarch search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
君 see styles |
jun jun1 chün kunji くんじ |
More info & calligraphy: June(suffix) (1) (after the name of a male of equal or lower status) Mr; master; boy; (suffix) (2) (after the name of a female of lower status; used by males in formal settings) Ms; miss; (suffix) (3) (archaism) (still used among members of the Japanese Diet) sir; madam; (personal name) Kunji Prince, noble, ideal man or woman; translit. kun. |
王 see styles |
wàng wang4 wang wan わん |
More info & calligraphy: King(n,n-suf) (1) king; ruler; sovereign; monarch; (n,n-suf) (2) tycoon; magnate; champion; master; (n,n-suf) (3) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 王将・おうしょう・1) king (of the senior player); (surname) Wan rāja, king, prince, royal; to rule. |
大君 see styles |
ookimi おおきみ |
More info & calligraphy: Great Lord / Tycoon |
聖人 圣人 see styles |
shèng rén sheng4 ren2 sheng jen masato まさと |
More info & calligraphy: Holy Man / Saint(1) {Christn} saint; (2) (orig. meaning) wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; sage; (3) (See 清酒) refined sake; (male given name) Masato is the opposite of the 凡人 common, or unenlightened man. |
后 see styles |
hòu hou4 hou kisaki きさき |
empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler (poetic term) empress (consort); queen (consort); (female given name) Kisaki |
拜 see styles |
bài bai4 pai hai はい |
to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion); to make a courtesy call; (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony; to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc); (used before some verbs to indicate politeness) (personal name) Hai Pay respect (with the hands), worship: the forms of bowing and heeling are meticulously regulated. |
冷宮 冷宫 see styles |
lěng gōng leng3 gong1 leng kung |
(in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor; (fig.) the doghouse; a state of disfavor |
名君 see styles |
meikun / mekun めいくん |
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord |
君主 see styles |
jun zhǔ jun1 zhu3 chün chu kunshu くんしゅ |
monarch; sovereign monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord) ruler |
君側 see styles |
kunsoku くんそく |
proximity of a monarch or lord |
君国 see styles |
kimikuni きみくに |
(1) monarchy; (2) monarch and nation; (surname) Kimikuni |
君民 see styles |
kunmin くんみん |
monarch and subjects |
君長 君长 see styles |
jun zhǎng jun1 zhang3 chün chang |
the monarch and his ministers; tribal chief |
四德 see styles |
sì dé si4 de2 ssu te shitoku |
four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends; the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功 The four nirvana virtues, or values, according to the Mahāyāna Nirvana Sutra: (1) 常德 permanence or eternity; (2) 樂德 joy; (3) 我德 personality or the soul; (4) 淨德 purity. These four important terms, while denied in the lower realms, are affirmed by the sutra in the transcendental, or nirvana-realm. |
国君 see styles |
kokkun こっくん |
(form) ruler of a country; sovereign; monarch |
国王 see styles |
kokuou / kokuo こくおう |
(1) king; queen; monarch; sovereign; (2) {law} the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne |
國君 国君 see styles |
guó jun guo2 jun1 kuo chün |
monarch See: 国君 |
天心 see styles |
tiān xīn tian1 xin1 t`ien hsin tien hsin tenshin てんしん |
center of the sky; will of heaven; will of the Gods; the monarch's will (1) zenith; (2) divine will; providence; (given name) Tenshin mind of heaven |
封邑 see styles |
fēng yì feng1 yi4 feng i |
grant of territory by an emperor or monarch (old) |
帝王 see styles |
dì wáng di4 wang2 ti wang teiou / teo ていおう |
regent; monarch sovereign; emperor; monarch a major king |
明君 see styles |
akikimi あききみ |
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord; (personal name) Akikimi |
特旨 see styles |
tokushi とくし |
special consideration (esp. of a monarch, emperor, etc.); special favour |
王者 see styles |
ouja(p); ousha / oja(p); osha おうじゃ(P); おうしゃ |
(1) king; monarch; ruler; (2) champion |
當今 当今 see styles |
dāng jīn dang1 jin1 tang chin |
the present time; (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty See: 当今 |
聖王 圣王 see styles |
shèng wáng sheng4 wang2 sheng wang seiou / seo せいおう |
sage ruler (archaism) virtuous ruler; worthy monarch |
規復 规复 see styles |
guī fù gui1 fu4 kuei fu |
to restore (deposed monarch, rule, system of laws, ecological system etc); restoration |
親衛 see styles |
chikae ちかえ |
monarch's guards; (given name) Chikae |
貢ぐ see styles |
mitsugu みつぐ |
(v5g,vt,vi) (1) to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to give (in support); (transitive verb) (2) to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.) |
近臣 see styles |
jìn chén jin4 chen2 chin ch`en chin chen kinshin きんしん |
member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old) vassal; attendant |
降誕 降诞 see styles |
jiàng dàn jiang4 dan4 chiang tan koutan / kotan こうたん |
(n,vs,vi) birth (of a saint, monarch, etc.); nativity The anniversary of the descent, i.e. the Buddha's birthday, not the conception. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
King | 王 | ou / o | wáng / wang2 / wang | |
Tenshin Dojo | 天心道場 | ten shin dou jou tenshindoujou ten shin do jo | tiān xīn dào chǎng tian1 xin1 dao4 chang3 tian xin dao chang tianxindaochang | t`ien hsin tao ch`ang tienhsintaochang tien hsin tao chang |
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