# 宮 — shrine; palace

宮 means “shrine; palace”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: グウ (guu), クウ (kuu), キュウ (kyuu). Kun'yomi: みや (miya).

- Meaning: shrine; palace
- On'yomi: グウ (guu), クウ (kuu), キュウ (kyuu)
- Kun'yomi: みや (miya)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 1

## How to remember 宮

Parts: 宀 roof · 呂 spine

## Don't confuse it with

[呂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spine/) · [告](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/announce/) · [官](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/official/) · [客](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/guest/)

## More in the “Belief & custom 1” set

[宮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shrine/) · [義](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/righteousness/) · [献](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/offer-up/) · [吉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/good-luck/) · [儀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rite/) · [葬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/funeral/) · [宗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/religion/) · [戒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/admonish/) · [徳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/virtue/)

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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/shrine/. Last updated 2026-11-01.