陛

音読おんよみ: ヘイ

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 10

部首ぶしゅ: こざとへん(阝)

Meaning

Imperial Steps / Palace Stairs / Majesty (Honorific)

  • 陛下へいか — His/Her Majesty
  • 天皇陛下てんのうへいか — His Majesty the Emperor
  • 皇后陛下こうごうへいか — Her Majesty the Empress

The left radical ⻖ (こざとへん) often relates to land or structures. 陛 originally referred to stairways in palaces — symbolizing a rise to meet authority. Today, it’s almost exclusively seen in honorifics for royalty, especially in the phrase 陛下.

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