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Chinese
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female; woman; daughter
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king; Wang (proper name)
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trad. (女王)
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女
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王
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simp. #(女王)
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女
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王
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anagram
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王女
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Pronunciation
Noun
女王
- queen regnant; queen
- 上帝保佑女王 ― Shàngdì bǎoyòu Nǚwáng ― God Bless the Queen
- women who represents the dead person during a Ryukyuan rite
Proper noun
女王
- An ancient state in Japan.
Japanese
Etymology 1
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) From Middle Chinese 女王 (nrjoX hjwang, literally “female + king”).
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Were there that many queens regnant in ancient China that the need for this so-called "Middle Chinese compound" arose?”
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Pronunciation
Noun
女王 • (joō) ←ぢよわう (dyowau)?
- (historical) a Japanese prince's unmarried daughter who is descended from the reigning emperor through no more than five generations ("princes" include 親王 (shinnō) or 王 (ō))
- a Japanese prince's unmarried daughter who is descended from the reigning emperor through no more than three generations (thus, the emperor's granddaughter or niece; "princes" only include 親王 (shinnō))
- 典子女王
- Noriko Jōu
- Princess Noriko
- a queen regnant
- 善徳(女)王
- Zentoku (Jo) ō
- Queen Seondeok
- 女王エリザベス2世
- Jōu Erizabesu Nisei
- Queen Elizabeth II
- アナと雪の女王
- Ana to Yuki no Jōu
- Anna and the Snow Queen
- 女王様とお呼び!
- Jōusama to o yobi!
- (please add an English translation of this example)
- a queen (reproductive female animal in a hive)
- 女王アリ
- joō ari
- a queen ant
See also
Etymology 2
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Alteration of joō.
Pronunciation
Noun
女王 • (jōō) ←ぢようわう (dyouwau)?
- a queen regnant
Etymology 3
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) From Middle Chinese 女王 (nrjoX hjwang, literally “female + king”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
女王 • (nyoō) ←によわう (nyowau)?
- a queen regnant
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Noun
女王 • (yeowang) (hangeul 여왕)
- hanja form? of 여왕 (“queen regnant”)
Vietnamese
Noun
女王
- chữ Hán form of nữ vương (“queen regnant”).