宮

Meaning

1. n
   shrine
2. n
   palace; imperial residence
3. n
   Imperial prince; Imperial princess
4. n
   headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
5. n archaic
   temple
6. n
   palace
7. n
   tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
8. n abbreviation
   ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women)
9. nn-suf
   zodiacal sign

Example sentences

• そして彼は牛や羊も皆、宮から追いだした。

  And he chased the cattle, the sheep, and the people out of the temple.

• そして、宮の中に、牛や羊や鳩を売るもの達と両替人達が座っているのをご覧になった。

  In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables.

• ぼくは涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱を読みたくない。

  I don't want to read the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.