宮廷

きゅうてい

imperial court

What does 宮廷 mean?

宮廷 is a Japanese noun meaning imperial court in English. It is written as 宮廷 in kanji, きゅうてい in hiragana, and kyuutei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

シェークスピアの時代に、つまり16世紀に、テニスはイギリスの宮廷でとても人気があった。

In Shakespeare's time, in the sixteenth century, tennis was very popular at the English court.