王 (おう, ou) Japanese meaning: king

王 (おう, ou) Japanese meaning: king | Kotomora

Kanji

国こく王おうN2sense 1
国王 specifically means a king as the formal head of a state, while 王 is a broader, more general term for a king or ruler.
王おう者じゃN1sense 2
王者 emphasizes being a champion or supreme dominator in a field, while 王 as a suffix more casually labels someone the 'king' of that field.
君くん主しゅN1sense 1
君主 is the formal, gender-neutral term for a monarch, while 王 more specifically implies a male king in everyday or narrative usage.
大だい王おう
王 is the plain, general word for 'king', while 大王 adds an honorific sense of greatness or supreme power.

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ハン
王 is the general word for a king or monarch of any culture, while ハン specifically denotes the title used by Turkic, Mongol, or Tatar rulers.
王おう様さまN3
王様 is a respectful, often storytelling term for a king, while 王 is the plain, neutral word for the same role.
キング
王 is the plain, standard Japanese word for a king used in ordinary historical and political contexts, while キング carries a foreign, translated, or entertainment-style flavor.
帝てい王おう
王 is the plain word for 'king', while 帝王 implies a higher, more absolute sovereignty closer to 'emperor' or a supreme master of a domain.

女じょ王おうN3
女王 is a female monarch or champion, while 王 is the male counterpart, king.

王おう様さまhonorific 尊敬語N3sense 1
王様 adds the honorific suffix 様 to 王, making it the polite, respectful way to refer to a king, especially when speaking to or about them with reverence.

玉たまN3
王 and 玉 differ only by a small extra dot in the kanji, so learners can easily mix up 'king' (王) with 'jewel/ball' (玉).

人にん sense 1
As a person, a 王 (king) is counted with 人, e.g. 王が一人 for 'one king'.
代だい目め
Counts generations in a succession (三代目 = the third to hold the position).
枚まいN3sense 3
As a shogi piece, 王 is counted with 枚, the same flat-object counter used for all shogi pieces.

From Middle Chinese 王 (hjwang, 'king'). The reading おう is the go-on pronunciation. The figurative and shogi senses developed within Japanese.