宮

みや· also きゅう

shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince

Meanings

Noun
shrine
palace; imperial residence
Imperial prince; Imperial princessHonorific
headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
palace

All 8 meanings

tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women)Abbreviation
Noun, Noun, suffix
zodiacal sign

Rare and archaic meanings (1)

Noun
templeArchaic

Example sentences

ぼくは涼りょう宮みやハルヒの憂鬱ゆううつを読よみたくない。

I don't want to read the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
そして彼かれは牛うしや羊ひつじも皆みな、宮みやから追おいだした。

And he chased the cattle, the sheep, and the people out of the temple.
そして、宮みやの中なかに、牛うしや羊ひつじや鳩はとを売うるもの達たちと両替人りょうがえにん達たちが座すわっているのをご覧らんになった。

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