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KANJI
璽
imperial seal
emperor's seal, royal seal
Kun'yomi
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On'yomi
じji
Example sentences
天てん皇おうの代だい替がわりに際さいし、三さん種しゅの神じん器ぎの一ひとつである璽じが継けい承しょうされる。
Upon a change of emperor, the imperial seal, one of the Three Sacred Treasures, is succeeded.
歴れき代だいの天てん皇おうは、その権けん威いの象しょう徴ちょうとして璽じを用もちいてきた。
Successive emperors have used the imperial seal as a symbol of their authority.
古いにしえより、国こっ家かの重じゅう要ような文ぶん書しょには公こう式しきな証あかしとして璽じが押おされたと伝つたわる。
It is said that since ancient times, the imperial seal was affixed to important state documents as an official mark of proof.

Practice exercises

1
宝ほう璽
Sacred treasure seal (e.g., one of the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan)
Answer
ほうじ
2
璽
Answer
じ
3
国こく璽
National seal
Answer
こくじ
4
御ぎょ璽
Imperial seal
Answer
ぎょじ
5
璽
Answer
imperial sealemperor's sealroyal seal
6
玉ぎょく璽
Imperial seal (especially one made of jade)
Answer
ぎょくじ