仙女

Chinese
immortal female; woman; daughter
trad. (仙女) 仙 女
simp. #(仙女) 仙 女

Pronunciation

Noun

仙女

  1. (mythology) fairy; celestial maiden
  2. (slang) nymphet (beautiful young girl)

Synonyms
  • (fairy): (literary) 玉人 (yùrén)

Derived terms
  • 仙女木
  • 仙童仙女
  • 仙女廟／仙女庙
  • 妃祿仙女／妃禄仙女

Proper noun

仙女

  1. (～鎮) Xiannü (a town in Zhijiang, Yichang, Hubei, China)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
仙 女
せん
Grade: S		 にょ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Sinitic 仙女 (xiānnǚ).

Pronunciation

Noun

仙(せん)女(にょ) • (sennyo) 

  1. a nymph
  2. a fay; a fairy or female elf
  3. a female sage
Synonyms
See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
仙 女
せん
Grade: S		 じょ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Sinitic 仙女 (xiānnǚ).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せ​んじょ [séꜜǹjò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

Noun

仙(せん)女(じょ) • (senjo) ←せんぢよ (sendyo)?

  1. a nymph
  2. a fay; a fairy or female elf
  3. a female sage

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
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