令嬢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
令	嬢
れい Grade: 4	じょう Grade: S
kan’on

Alternative spelling
令孃 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

See 嬢(じょう) (jō). 令(れい) (rei) is a honorific prefix.

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) れーじょー [rèéjóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːʑo̞ː]

Noun

令(れい)嬢(じょう) • (reijō) ^{←れいぢやう (reidyau)^?}

(honorific) daughter
a daughter from a good family, of excellent or aristocratic upbringing
悪役(あくやく)令嬢(れいじょう)
akuyaku reijō
villainous, aristocratic young lady (fiction trope)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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