# 皇 emperor

白 (white) + 王 (king)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

KOU |

## Mnemonic

| George Bush, the American emperor, our white king, was fond of COCAINE.

## Jukugo

天皇(てんのう) | emperor ★★★☆☆ FP 天 (heaven) + 皇 (emperor) = 天皇 (emperor) emperor of Japan - never used about other countries. (BOOBOO: you don't say 天皇さん！　And you don't use his proper name - Hirohito or Akihito, either. You say, 天皇陛下　（てんのう　へいか) which means His Majesty The Emperor. If you want an easy-to-read book that really dishes all the dirt on the Emperor system, read YAMATO DYNASTY by Sterling Seagrave.
皇帝(こうてい) | other country's emperor ★★☆☆☆ 皇 (emperor) + 帝 (foreign emperor) = 皇帝 (other country's emperor) emperor - like China, not like Japan. (BOOBOO: Japan's emperor is 天皇:てんのう.)
皇族(こうぞく) | imperial family ★☆☆☆☆ 皇 (emperor) + 族 (family) = 皇族 (imperial family)
皇室(こうしつ) | imperial palace ☆☆☆☆☆ 皇 (emperor) + 室 (room suffix) = 皇室 (imperial palace)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
星 | star | LIFE | 生
皇 | emperor | KING | 王

There is alien LIFE on that star, but the alien emperor is their KING.