女王

Chinese

female; woman; daughter king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (女王) 女 王
simp. #(女王) 女 王
anagram 王女

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 女 王
Reading # 1/2 1/2
Initial (聲) 娘 (12) 云 (35)
Final (韻) 魚 (22) 陽 (106)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 尼吕切 雨方切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɳɨʌX/ /ɦʉɐŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɳiɔX/ /ɦʷiɐŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/niɔX/ /ɣiuɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɳɨə̆X/ /ɦuaŋ/
Li
Rong
/niɔX/ /ɣiuaŋ/
Wang
Li
/nĭoX/ /ɣĭwaŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ni̯woX/ /iwaŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
nǚ wáng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
neoi5 wong4

Noun

女王

  1. queen regnant; queen
    上帝保佑女王  ―  Shàngdì bǎoyòu Nǚwáng  ―  God Bless the Queen
  2. women who represents the dead person during a Ryukyuan rite

Proper noun

女王

  1. An ancient state in Japan.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
女 王
じょ
Grade: 1
おう
Grade: 1
kan’on

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) From Middle Chinese 女王 (nrjoX hjwang, literally “female + king”).

Pronunciation

Noun

女(じょ)王(おう) • (joō) ←ぢよわう (dyowau)?

  1. (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))
  2. 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(のり)子(こ)女(じょ)王(おう)
    Noriko Joō
    Princess Noriko
  3. a queen regnant
    善(ぜん)徳(とく)(女(じょ))王(おう)
    Zentoku (Jo)ō
    Queen Seondeok
    女(じょ)王(おう)エリザベス2(に)世(せい)
    Joō Erizabesu Nisei
    Queen Elizabeth II
    アナと雪(ゆき)の女(じょ)王(おう)
    Ana to Yuki no Joō
    Anna and the Snow Queen
    女(じょ)王(おう)様(さま)とお呼(よ)び!
    Joōsama to o yobi!
    (please add an English translation of this example)
  4. a queen (reproductive female animal in a hive)
    女王(じょおう)アリ
    joō ari
    a queen ant
See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
女 王
じょう
Grade: 1
おう
Grade: 1
irregular on’yomi

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Alteration of joō.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じょーお​ー [jòóóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːo̞ː]

Noun

女(じょう)王(おう) • (jōō) ←ぢようわう (dyouwau)?

  1. a queen regnant

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
女 王
にょ
Grade: 1
おう
Grade: 1
goon

(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

  • (Tokyo) にょお​ー [nyòóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟o̞o̞ː]

Noun

女(にょ)王(おう) • (nyoō) ←によわう (nyowau)?

  1. a queen regnant

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
女王

Noun

女王 • (yeowang) (hangeul 여왕)

  1. Hanja form? of 여왕 (“queen regnant”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
女王

Noun

女王

  1. chữ Hán form of nữ vương (“queen regnant”).
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