きゅう
Meanings
Noun
1. palace
2. tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
3. ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women)
Noun
Suffix
4. zodiacal sign
Pitch accent
きゅ
う
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
heavenly palace; sky
(arch.) hermit's residence; retired emperor's palace
imperial court
royal palace
womb; uterus
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
female court attendant; court lady
gate of a palace
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
the twelve zodiacal signs; constellations of the zodiac
Virgo (6th zodiacal sign); the Virgin
second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China (castration for men, confinement for women)
Taurus (2nd zodiacal sign); the Bull
Libra (7th zodiacal sign); the Scales
Leo (5th zodiacal sign); the Lion
Sagittarius (9th zodiacal sign); the Archer
palace; imperial family
the palace sanctuary, shrine of imperial ancestors and temple inside the Japanese imperial palace
Élysée Palace
Heijō Palace (imperial residence in Heijō-kyō)
Gemini (3rd zodiacal sign); the Twins
Heian Imperial Palace
Sagittarius (9th zodiacal sign); the Archer
Tiangong (Chinese space program)
Minister of the Imperial Household
Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood)