女将

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See also: 女將

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 女将 – see 女將 (“female military officer; swift and fierce woman; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 女將).
Notes:

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
女 将
おかみ
Grade: 1 Grade: 6
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
女將 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 御 (o, honorific prefix) +‎ 上 (kami, “upper, superior”). Originally a 女房詞 (nyōbo kotoba, literally “woman's word”) for the emperor, head of a family, or other person in a head or leader role.[1]

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 女將／女将 (nǚjiàng).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

女将(おかみ) • (okami) 

  1. a landlady (of an inn or restaurant, for example)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
女 将
じょ
Grade: 1 		しょう
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
女將 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 女將 (MC nrjoX tsjangH). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

女(じょ)将(しょう) • (joshō) ←ぢよしやう (dyosyau)?

  1. a landlady (of an inn or restaurant, for example)
  2. a female military officer

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
女 将
にょ
Grade: 1 		しょう
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
女將 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 女將 (MC nrjoX tsjangH), using the goon reading nyo for 女 instead of the kan'on reading of jo. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

女(にょ)将(しょう) • (nyoshō) ←によしやう (nyosyau)?

  1. a proprietress, a female proprietor, a landlady (as of an inn or restaurant)
  2. a female military officer

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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