王おう妃ひ

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Meanings

1

queen consort; empress consort

Refers specifically to the wife of a reigning king or emperor, not a reigning monarch herself. For a reigning queen, 女王 (じょおう) is used.

王おう妃ひは国こく民みんに愛あいされていた。
The queen consort was loved by the people.
イギリスの王おう妃ひは公こう務むに忙いそがしい。
The British queen consort is busy with official duties.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が王おう妃ひになるfor someone to become queen consort
彼かの女じょは結けっ婚こんして王おう妃ひになった。
She became queen consort through marriage.
〈人ひと〉を王おう妃ひに迎むかえるto take someone as one's queen consort
王おうは隣りん国ごくの公こう女じょを王おう妃ひに迎むかえた。
The king took a princess from a neighboring country as his queen consort.

Kanji

王king, rule, magnate
妃queen, princess

Related words

皇こう后ごうN1
皇后 specifically means the consort of the Emperor of Japan, while 王妃 is the general term for a king's consort, often used for foreign monarchies.
后きさき
妃 is a broader, more literary word for a monarch's consort, while 王妃 specifically pairs the consort with a 王 (king).
皇こう太たい子し妃ひ
王妃 is the general term for a queen or princess consort in any monarchy, while 皇太子妃 specifically denotes the wife of a crown prince in an imperial system.

Don't confuse with

女じょ王おうN3
女王 is a reigning queen who holds the throne herself, while 王妃 is merely the wife of a reigning king and has no ruling power of her own.

Etymology

Compound of 王 (おう, 'king') and 妃 (ひ, 'princess' or 'consort'). The term has been used historically to denote the wife of a monarch.