女王

Chinese

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

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

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. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) An ancient state in Japan.

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

From Middle Chinese compound 女王 (nrjoX hjwang, literally “female + king”).

Pronunciation

Noun

女王 (hiragana じょおう, rōmaji joō, historical hiragana ぢよわう)

  1. a queen regnant
  2. a queen (reproductive female animal in a hive)
    女 (じょお)王 (う)アリ
    joō ari
    a queen ant
See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
女 王
Grade: 1 Grade: 1
Irregular

Alteration of joō.

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

女王 (hiragana じょうおう, rōmaji jōō, historical hiragana ぢようわう)

  1. a queen regnant

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
女 王
にょ
Grade: 1		 おう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 女王 (nrjoX hjwang, literally “female + king”). The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

女王 (hiragana にょおう, rōmaji nyoō, historical hiragana によわう)

  1. a queen regnant

References

  1. 1 2 3 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”).
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