a king, especially one who is not East Asian or was East Asian in pre-imperial times; in China and Vietnam, generally a king before Qin Shi Huangdi who invented the title 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”); in Korea, one of the many kings before the Korean Empire which was modeled after Japan's; in Japan, one of the rulers before Emperor Jinmu

very good (better than ○) / (maps) city hall or other municipal building

(card games) spades / a spade (garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging)

David (king of Judah)

Israel (country or region) / Israel (Jacob)

Abbreviation of 株式会社.

(monarchy) Synonym of 王 (ō, “king”) / (card games) a king / (chess) a king

A transliteration of the English surname King

(Internet slang) Alternative form of OK (ōkē; okkē)

a custom, usual practice, habit / a precedent / the aforementioned / a case, an instance, an illustration, an example