女将

See also: 女將

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 女将 – see 女將 (“female military officer; swift and fierce woman”).
(This term, 女将, is the simplified form of 女將.)
Notes:

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
女 将
Grade: 1 Grade: 6
Irregular

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 女將.

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

女将 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 女將, hiragana おかみ, rōmaji okami)

  1. Alternative spelling of 御上: 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

From Middle Chinese 女將 (MC ɳɨʌX t͡sɨɐŋH). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

女将 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 女將, hiragana じょしょう, rōmaji joshō, historical hiragana ぢよしやう)

  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

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

女将 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 女將, hiragana にょしょう, rōmaji nyoshō, historical hiragana によしやう)

  1. a landlady (of an inn or restaurant, for example)
  2. a female military officer

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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