きゅう
Meanings
Noun
1. palace
2. tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
3. ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women)
Noun
Suffix
4. zodiacal sign
Kanji used
Shinto shrine
Pitch accent
きゅ
Top 10500
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
womb; uterus
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
heavenly palace; sky
female court attendant; court lady
gate of a palace
constellations of the zodiac
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China (castration for men, confinement for women)
Virgo (6th zodiacal sign); the Virgin
Leo (5th zodiacal sign); the Lion
Taurus (2nd zodiacal sign); the Bull
Sagittarius (9th zodiacal sign); the Archer
Libra (7th zodiacal sign); the Scales
palace; imperial family
Heijō Palace; Imperial palace in ancient Nara
(arch.) hermit's residence; retired emperor's palace
Heian Imperial Palace
Tiangong (Chinese space program)
Gemini (3rd zodiacal sign); the Twins
Minister of the Imperial Household
Sagittarius (9th zodiacal sign); the Archer
Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood)