Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

御: honorable, manipulate

Also: govern

JLPT N312 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

彳 carries the meaning · 卸 is drawn in

12 strokes

Three readings, and the words that use each

ギョgyo · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 制御するせいぎょするcontrol, restrain
  • 防御するぼうぎょするdefend, protect

ゴgo · on'yomi

  • 御両親ごりょうしんparents [hon.]
  • 御家族ごかぞくfamily [hon.]
  • 御自身ごじしんoneself [hon.]
  • 御馳走ごちそうfeast [n.]
  • 御飯ごはんrice (cooked), meal
  • 御存知ごぞんじknow [hon.]

おん-on- · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 御身おんみ(polite term for) your body [hon.]

Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.

  • 御日様おひさまsun
  • 御顔おかおface [hon.]
  • 御堂みどうtemple building [hon.]

Also read お-, み-, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Take the first step on your journey! These three quick strokes show the left side of a bustling street or a person taking a brisk step forward.”
More in the 彳 step story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
彳

Also built on step (彳)

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Also read ギョ

2 kanji share this on'yomi

Also read ゴ

20 kanji share this on'yomiAll 20
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yù

Same form: 御 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
御 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
御 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin yù most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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