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Kanji for Honorable
The kanji for “honorable” is 御, read gyo and written in 12 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
御
honorable
An honorific that adds respect and dignity.
12 strokes On reading ギョ、ゴ (gyo, go) Kun reading おん、お、み (on, o, mi) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern
Readings used for names on Nazuke: gyo, go, mi
In Japan it appears in about 66 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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