皇こう女じょ

also: おうじょ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

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.

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

Kanji

皇emperor
女woman, female

Similar words

王おう女じょ
王女 is a general term for a princess (daughter of a king), while 皇女 specifically refers to a princess of the Japanese imperial family.
内ない親しん王のう
内親王 is a formal title for a legitimate daughter of an emperor, often used in official contexts; 皇女 is a broader term that can include other imperial princesses.

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.