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Kanji for Sovereign
The kanji for “sovereign” is 帝, read tei and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
帝
sovereign
An emperor; supreme and majestic.
9 strokes On reading テイ (tei) Kun reading みかど (mikado) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: sovereign, the emperor, god, creator
Readings used for names on Nazuke: te, tei
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