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