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

leaf

dusk / twilight / livelihood / make a living / spend time

character / letter / word

The hiragana syllable ひゅ (hyu). Its equivalent in katakana is ヒュ (hyu).

to surround, encircle, corral / whip

counter for the amount that can be encircled in one's arms, used as a rough measurement of circumference (roughly 1.5 meters)

surround; encircle; enclosure / circumference

降霊, 交霊: calling the spirits of the dead; spiritualism / 好例: a good example, a case in point / 恒例: an established practice or custom / 皇霊: the spirit of past emperors

孝霊: Emperor Kōrei