Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) お​うじょ [óꜜòjò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːd͡ʑo̞]

Noun

王女 ‎(hiragana おうじょ, romaji ōjo, historical hiragana わうぢよ)

1. princess

Antonyms

• 王子 (おうじ) ‎(ōji): prince

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese compound 王女 ‎(hjwang nrjo^X, literally “king + female”). The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) お​うにょ [óꜜònyò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːnjo̞]

Noun

王女 ‎(hiragana おうにょ, romaji ōnyo, historical hiragana わうによ)

1. princess

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3