courts, imperial court, government office
On'yomi (音読み)
- テイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji "廷" primarily refers to courts, particularly in a legal or governmental context. It is typically used as a noun rather than a verb. You will often encounter it in various compounds such as 法廷 (ほうてい), meaning court of law, and 宮廷 (きゅうてい), which refers to the imperial court. Another common compound is 開廷 (かいてい), signifying the start of a court session. An interesting note is that there are no kun'yomi readings for this kanji, making its usage mainly linked to its on'yomi, テイ, in formal contexts.
Example sentences
廷臣は意見を述べた。
The court officials expressed their opinions.
Meanings across languages
- English
- courts, imperial court, government office
- Tiếng Việt
- tòa án, hoàng cung, văn phòng chính phủ
- 日本語
- 廷, 宮廷, 政府の役所
- 한국어
- 법원, 황실, 정부 사무소
- 中文
- 法院, 皇宫, 政府机关
- id
- pengadilan
- th
- ราชสำนัก
- es
- cortes
- fr
- cours
- de
- Höfe
- pt
- cortes
Common compounds
- 法廷ほうていcourt (of law), courtroom
- 宮廷きゅうていimperial court, royal court
- 開廷かいていcourt session, trial
- 出廷しゅっていappearance in court
- 朝廷ちょうていImperial Court
- 閉廷へいていadjourning court
- 休廷きゅうていcourt recess
- 廷臣ていしんcourtier
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