Chinese

Noun

女王

1. queen

上帝保佑女王  ―  shàngdì bǎoyòu Nǚwáng  ―  God Bless the Queen

Japanese

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese compound 女王 ‎(nrjo^X hjwang, literally “female + king”). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) じょお​う [jòóꜜò] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞o̞ː]

Noun

女王 ‎(hiragana じょおう, romaji joō, historical hiragana ぢよわう)

1. queen

See also

• 王妃 (おうひ) ‎(ōhi): queen consort

Etymology 2

Alteration of joō.

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) じょうお​う [jòóóꜜò] (Nakadaka - [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːo̞ː]

Noun

女王 ‎(hiragana じょうおう, romaji jōō, historical hiragana ぢようわう)

1. queen

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) にょお​う [nyòóꜜò] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [njo̞o̞ː]

Noun

女王 ‎(hiragana にょおう, romaji nyoō, historical hiragana によわう)

1. queen

References

1. 1 2 3 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

Korean

Noun

女王 • ‎(yeowang) ‎(hangeul 여왕)

1. Hanja form^? of 여왕, “queen”.