女将

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, 女将, 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
  • 御上, 御内儀

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)

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 ɳɨʌX t͡sɨɐŋH). (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 ɳɨʌX t͡sɨɐŋH), 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. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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