also: じょうおう · にょおう
noun
Refers to a female monarch or the wife of a king. Also used figuratively for a woman who is preeminent in a field.
エリザベス女王は長く在位した。
Queen Elizabeth reigned for a long time.
彼女は社交界の女王と呼ばれて
She is called the queen of society.
noun
female champion
Only with reading じょおう / じょうおう
Used for a woman who has won a competition, especially in sports or games.
彼女はテニスの女王として知られている。
She is known as the queen of tennis.