おう
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. king; ruler; sovereign; monarch
The king of this country is my father.
2. tycoon; magnate; champion; master
Isn't this a game where the hero tries to become the fighting champion?!
3. king (of the senior player)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (106 in total)
the throne; the crown
check
royal capital; imperial capital
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
Dragon King; promoted rook
king's younger brother; royal brother
princess
crown; diadem; bottle cap
sceptre; scepter
royalty; royal family
queen (consort); empress (consort)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
lion (king of beasts)
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
Wisdom King; Vidyaraja
(senior player's) king; Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
aqua regia
King of England
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
royal palace
royal family
crown prince
royal castle; imperial castle
great king
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
king; monarch; ruler; champion
royal family
pirate king
Pope; Buddha
throne; first place; top spot; championship
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
king who is a father
monarchy; imperial rule
former king; late king
various kings; unproclaimed son of the imperial family
king's elder sister
the king and his feudal lords
Uranus (planet)
viceroy; vice-king
monarchical system
king's elder brother
imperial influence; assimilation of new territory
to check (in chess); to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone)
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
oil magnate; oil baron
ten rulers of the afterlife (who judge the dead and determine their placement in their next life)
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
like a lord
royalists; royalist faction
king; royalty
maharaja; maharajah; nawab
boa (snake)
royalists; monarchists
Arthurian legend; legend of King Arthur
royal grandson
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
Yamaraja (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)
winner of triple crown
rookie-of-the-year
emperor's teacher; imperial army
Arcadia, presided over by a virtuous king
royalty and nobility; noble; aristocrat
to enthrone a king
teaching king
opponent's king
queen cell (of a beehive); royal cell
royal or imperial domain
top prize-money earner
imperial cause; royal cause
druglord; drug baron
royal decree
media mogul
to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne; to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship
Brahma (Hindu creator god)
heaven of the Four Great Kings; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga series and media franchise)
to checkmate the king
batting champion
Bhaisajyaraja (bodhisattva)
Chakravartin; ideal universal ruler (in Indian religions)
administration of the Ryukyu Kingdom
Lord of the Flies (1954 novel by William Golding)
strikeout leader (in a given season); strikeout king
kanji "jewel" radical at left (looks like "king") (radical 96)
Kings I (book of the Bible)
Kings II (book of the Bible)
king of Yamato
home run king; home run leader
Keiō Line (railway line in Tokyo)
Adoration of the Magi
gold wheel-turning sage king
antiking; would-be king
The Count of Monte Cristo (novel by Alexandre Dumas)
Keio Department Store
Altered Beast (1989 Sega Arcade game, ported to Mega Drive (Genesis))
royal government (esp. Ryukyu Kingdom)
virtuous ruler; worthy monarch
Examples (69 in total)
The king is coming.
The king leans forward.
The king must be overjoyed.