皇こう女じょ

also: おうじょ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

imperial princess

Refers specifically to a daughter of the Japanese emperor or a female member of the imperial family with that title. Not a general term for princess.

皇こう女じょ殿でん下かは公こう務むで海かい外がいを訪ほう問もんされた。

Her Imperial Highness the Princess visited overseas on official duties.

その皇こう女じょは幼おさない頃ころから和わ歌かに親したしまれた。

The imperial princess had been familiar with waka poetry since childhood.

Kanji

皇emperor
女woman, female

Related words

王おう女じょN2
王女 is the general word for a king's daughter or any princess, while 皇女 specifically denotes a princess of the Japanese imperial family.
内ない親しん王のう
内親王 is the formal, official title given to a legitimate daughter of the emperor, whereas 皇女 is the broader, more general term for an imperial princess.

Opposites

皇おう子じ
皇子 refers to a son of the Japanese emperor, the male counterpart to 皇女, a daughter of the emperor.

Written forms

皇女Usage100%
- こうじょ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading こうじょ is the most common modern pronunciation.
- おうじょ
  Alternate reading, less common in modern Japanese; may appear in historical or formal contexts.
おうじょ

Etymology

Compound of 皇 (imperial) and 女 (woman/daughter). The reading こうじょ is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; おうじょ is an alternative reading that may reflect older or variant phonetic developments.