Last Updated :2026/01/08

Hiragana
おう
Noun
Japanese Meaning
王、特に東アジア人ではない、または帝国以前の時代に東アジア人であった王。中国とベトナムでは、一般的に皇帝という称号を発明した秦の始皇帝以前の王。韓国では、日本の帝国をモデルにした大韓帝国以前の多くの王の一人。日本では、神武天皇以前の統治者の一人。
Easy Japanese Meaning
くにをまとめるいちばんえらい人。むかしのくにの長。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
国王;君主 / 称号:秦始皇创立“皇帝”称号前的中国及越南君主 / 称号:朝鲜、日本建帝制前的统治者
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
國王;君王(相對於「皇帝」) / 中國、越南帝制確立前諸國之君主之稱 / 朝鮮、日本帝制確立前之君主之稱
Korean Meaning
왕, 국왕 / (제국 칭호 성립 이전의 동아시아) 왕 / (동아시아 외 지역의) 왕
Indonesian
raja / gelar raja sebelum penggunaan gelar kaisar di Tiongkok, Korea, dan Jepang / penguasa kerajaan (terutama di luar Asia Timur atau masa pra-imperial)
Vietnamese Meaning
vua; vương (nhất là vua ngoài Đông Á hoặc trước thời hoàng đế) / quốc vương (tước hiệu vua, phân biệt với hoàng đế)
Tagalog Meaning
hari / hari ng mga bansang di-Silangang Asyano / hari sa Silangang Asya bago nagkaroon ng emperador
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A famous portrait of a king is displayed in this castle.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

这座城堡里悬挂着一幅著名国王的肖像画。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

這座城堡裡懸掛著一幅著名國王的肖像畫。

Korean Translation

이 성에는 유명한 왕의 초상화가 걸려 있다.

Indonesian Translation

Di kastil ini dipajang potret raja yang terkenal.

Vietnamese Translation

Trong lâu đài này có treo bức chân dung của một vị vua nổi tiếng.

Tagalog Translation

Sa kastilyong ito ay nakasabit ang isang kilalang larawan ng hari.

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Sense(1)

a king, especially one who is not East Asian or was East Asian in pre-imperial times; in China and Vietnam, generally a king before Qin Shi Huangdi who invented the title 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”); in Korea, one of the many kings before the Korean Empire which was modeled after Japan's; in Japan, one of the rulers before Emperor Jinmu

Sense(2)

a nobility title for a Chinese or Vietnamese prince, bestowed on one of the 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”)'s adult sons, brothers, or nephews, especially as a coming-of-age title, generally comes with an estate (principality); compare 皇子 (ōji, “imperial princes”, especially pre-adult ones) and 公 (kō, “dukes”, an alternative used by certain dynasties)

Sense(3)

an East Asian queen regnant

Sense(4)

a Japanese prince's son (such princes include 親王 (shinnō) or 王 (ō) themselves)

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a king, especially one who is not East Asian or was East Asian in pre-imperial times; in China and Vietnam, generally a king before Qin Shi Huangdi who invented the title 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”); in Korea, one of the many kings before the Korean Empire which was modeled after Japan's; in Japan, one of the rulers before Emperor Jinmu

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この城には、有名な王の肖像画が飾られている。

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A famous portrait of a king is displayed in this castle.

A famous portrait of a king is displayed in this castle.

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この城には、有名な王の肖像画が飾られている。

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