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クイーン (kuiin) Japanese meaning: queen (monarch) | Kotomora

クイーン

also: クィーン · クイン

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

queen (monarch)

Refers to a female monarch or the wife of a king.

エリザベス女じょ王おうはイギリスのクイーンだった。

Queen Elizabeth was the queen of the United Kingdom.

2

queen (playing card)

The queen card in a standard deck.

ハートのクイーンを引ひいた。
I drew the queen of hearts.

3

The most powerful chess piece.

クイーンを動うごかしてチェックメイトだ。
Move the queen and it's checkmate.

4

Queen (competitive karuta title)

Only with reading クイーン

The highest title for female players in competitive karuta, specifically read as クイーン.

See also: クイーン戦 (クイーンせん) · 名人

彼かの女じょは今年ことしのクイーン戦せんで優ゆう勝しょうした。
She won this year's Queen match.

Related words

女じょ王おうN3sense 1
女王 is the native Japanese word for a queen and is used more broadly, including figuratively (e.g. 美の女王), while クイーン is a loanword often reserved for Western contexts like cards, chess, or titles.

Opposites

キング sense 1
キング refers to the male king (monarch, card, or chess piece), the direct counterpart of クイーン's queen.

Don't confuse with

プリンセス
プリンセス refers to a princess (a king's daughter or young royal), while クイーン refers to a queen, a higher-ranking reigning or consort monarch.

Word family

レースクイーン
race queen; grid girl; paddock girl
クイーンサイズ
queen size; large size
ドラマクイーン
drama queen
ドラァグクイーン
drag queen

Written forms

クイーンUsage69%
Standard katakana loanword spelling.
クインUsage24%
irregular kana usage
Irregular kana usage; may appear in older or informal contexts.
クィーンUsage7%
Variant katakana spelling; less common than クイーン.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'queen'.