王: king
王 ou
king; ruler
JLPT N3People · Royalty & Nobility
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
Long, long ago, there was an age in Japan when there were not yet any countries or kings.
From the lesson 縄文時代とはどんな時代か
それによると、五十七年に、倭の奴国の王が、後漢の皇帝に使いを送りました。
According to it, in the year 57 the king of the Na country (Na no kuni) of Wa sent an envoy to the Later Han emperor.
From the lesson 中国の歴史書にのる倭
It says that Emperor Guangwu (Kōbutei) gave the king a seal with its cord (inju).
From the lesson 中国の歴史書にのる倭
次に男の王が立ちましたが、国が治まらず、また戦いが起きました。
A king who was a man took the throne next, but the country did not settle down and fighting broke out again.
From the lesson 邪馬台国と卑弥呼