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朕 means 'royal we' or 'we'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 3286   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-50    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 1 word   Used in 2 words   Used in 3 names   Component in 6 kanji (3 Jōyō)
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Despite appearing in the official Joyo kanji list, there are actually no words that use the kanji in the same list!! This makes it the only Joyo kanji with no official readings ... Since it only appears in Japanese in two words, we have included them both in our list of keywords.
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By focusing on a pronoun that emperors have used for themselves, you enter the world of their pronouncements. Learn why one said it’s as if he were being choked. Enjoy a close reading of the speech Hirohito made when telling his citizens (whom he called his “babies”!) that the war was over. See a photo of the handwritten speech. Also find out why they couldn’t grasp his basic point!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 朕 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 朕 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
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ち ん 1
We; Our; first person pronoun used by royalty
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Additional data
Henshall: 1603  Joy o' Kanji : 1603  Key to Kanji: - 

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朕
チン    royal 'we', emperor's pronoun   
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⺼
ニク body part   
关
relation
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丷
eight
天
テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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