# 廷 — imperial court

廷 means “imperial court”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: テイ (tei). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: imperial court
- On'yomi: テイ (tei)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Government 1

## How to remember 廷

Parts: 壬 ninth sign · 廴 stretch

## Don't confuse it with

[庭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/courtyard/)

## More in the “Government 1” set

[統](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/unite/) · [監](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/oversee/) · [閣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cabinet/) · [票](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ballot/) · [盟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/alliance/) · [宣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/proclaim/) · [皇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/emperor/) · [帝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sovereign/) · [廷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-court/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-court/. Last updated 2026-11-01.