キュウ
Meanings
Noun
1. palace
2. tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
3. ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women)
Noun
Suffix
4. zodiacal sign
Pitch accent
キュ
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
womb; uterus
royal palace
heavenly palace; sky
imperial court
female court attendant; court lady
gate of a palace
constellations of the zodiac
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China (castration for men, confinement for women)
(arch.) hermit's residence; retired emperor's palace
Leo (5th zodiacal sign); the Lion
Virgo (6th zodiacal sign); the Virgin
Taurus (2nd zodiacal sign); the Bull
Libra (7th zodiacal sign); the Scales
Sagittarius (9th zodiacal sign); the Archer
palace; imperial family
Heijō Palace; Imperial palace in ancient Nara
Gemini (3rd zodiacal sign); the Twins
Heian Imperial Palace
Tiangong (Chinese space program)
Sagittarius (9th zodiacal sign); the Archer
Minister of the Imperial Household
Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood)