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Kanji for Majesty
The kanji for “majesty” is 威, read i and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
威
majesty
Dignity and a commanding presence.
9 strokes On reading イ (i) Kun reading おどす、おどし、おどかす (odosu, odoshi, odokasu) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten
Readings used for names on Nazuke: i, take
In Japan it appears in about 206 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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