仙女

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Chinese

immortal female; woman; daughter
trad. (仙女)
simp. #(仙女)
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Pronunciation


Noun

仙女

  1. (mythology) fairy; celestial maiden
  2. (slang) nymphet (beautiful young girl)

Synonyms

  • (fairy): (literary) 玉人 (yùrén)

Derived terms

Proper noun

仙女

  1. () Xiannü (a town in Zhijiang, Yichang, Hubei, China)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: S
にょ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Sinitic 仙女 (xiānnǚ).

Pronunciation

Noun

(せん)(にょ) (sennyo

  1. a nymph
  2. a fay; a fairy or female elf
  3. a female sage
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: S
じょ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Sinitic 仙女 (xiānnǚ).

Pronunciation

Noun

(せん)(じょ) (senjoせんぢよ (sendyo)?

  1. a nymph
  2. a fay; a fairy or female elf
  3. a female sage

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN