公女

Japanese

Kanji in this term
公 女
こう
Grade: 2 		じょ
Grade: 1
kan'on

Etymology

Literary Chinese 公女 (literally “duke's daughter”)

Pronunciation

Noun

公(こう)女(じょ) • (kōjo) ←こうぢよ (koudyo)?

  1. (historical) the daughter of a duke in China or Vietnam; compare 王女 (daughter of a king) and 皇女 (daughter of an emperor)
    Antonym: 公子

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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