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朕 means 'royal we' or 'we'
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朕 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 朕 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
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pronoun, 'no' adjective
We; Our; first person pronoun used by royalty(click the word for examples and links)
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