View source for 女王

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=nǚwáng
|c=neoi5 wong4
|h=pfs=ńg-vòng
|mn=lú-ông/twv:lí-ông
|mn-t=neng2 uang5
|w=sh:6gniu waon
|mc=1,1
|cat=n,pn
}}

===Noun===
{{head|zh|noun}}

# [[queen regnant]]; [[queen]]
#: {{zh-x|^上帝 保佑 ^女王|God Bless the '''Queen'''}}
#* {{zh-x|南 至 ^邪{Yé}馬壹 國，女王 之 所-都，水行 十日，陸行 一月。|Then going toward the south, one arrives at the country of {{w|Yamatai}}, where a '''Queen''' holds her court. [This journey] takes ten days by water and one month by land.|ref=Sanguozhi}}
# [[women]] who [[represent]]s the [[dead]] person during a [[Ryukyuan]] [[rite]]

===Proper noun===
{{head|zh|proper noun}}

# {{n-g|An [[ancient]] [[state]] in [[Japan]].}}

{{C|zh|Monarchy|People}}

==Japanese==
{{swp|lang=ja}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|じょ|おう|yomi=kanon}}
{{rfv-etym|ja}} From {{der|ja|sort=しょおう'|ltc|女王|tr=nrjo<sup>X</sup> hjwang|lit=female + king}}.
{{rfe|ja|Were there that many queens regnant in ancient China that the need for this so-called "Middle Chinese compound" arose?}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|じょ.おう|acc=2|acc_ref=DJR,NHK}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|じょ.おう|hhira=ぢよわう}}

# {{lb|ja|historical|sort=しょおう'}} a [[Japanese]] [[prince]]'s [[unmarried]] [[daughter]] who is [[descend]]ed from the [[reign]]ing [[emperor]] through no more than five [[generation]]s {{gl|"princes" include {{m|ja|親王|tr=shinnō}} or {{m|ja|王|tr=ō}}}}
# a [[Japanese]] [[prince]]'s [[unmarried]] [[daughter]] who is [[descend]]ed from the [[reign]]ing [[emperor]] through no more than three [[generation]]s {{gl|thus, the emperor's granddaughter or niece; "princes" only include {{m|ja|親王|tr=shinnō}}}}
#: {{ja-x|典%子 女%王|^のり%こ ^じょ%おう|{{w|Noriko Senge|Princess Noriko}}}}
# a [[queen regnant]]
#: {{ja-x|善%徳(女)王|^ぜん%とく (^じょ)おう|{{w|Queen Seondeok of Silla|Queen Seondeok}}}}
#: {{ja-x|女%王エリザベス2%世|^じょ%おう ^エリザベス ^に%せい|Queen {{w|Elizabeth II}}}}
#: {{ja-usex|アナと雪の女%王|^アナ と ^ゆき の ^じょ%おう|{{w|Frozen (2013 film)|Anna and the Snow Queen}}}}
#: {{ja-usex|女%王%様とお呼び！|^じょ%おう%さま と お よび！|}}
# a [[queen]] {{gloss|reproductive female animal in a hive}}
#: {{ja-usex|'''女王'''アリ|'''じょ.おう''' アリ|a '''queen''' ant}}

=====See also=====
* {{ja-r|王|おう|pos=male equivalent}}
* {{ja-r|内%親%王|ない%しん%のう|pos=sister or daughter of the emperor}}
* {{ja-r|王%妃|おう%ひ|[[queen consort]]; [[princess consort]]}}
* {{ja-r|王%女|おう%じょ|king's daughter}}
* {{ja-r|皇%女|おう%じょ}}; {{ja-r|皇%女|こう%じょ|emperor's daughter}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=irr,o|sort=しょうおう'|じょう|おう}}
{{rfv-etym|ja}} Alteration of ''joō''.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|じょうおう|acc=3|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|じょう.おう|hhira=ぢようわう}}

# a [[queen regnant]]

===Etymology 3===
{{ja-kanjitab|にょ|おう|yomi=goon}}
{{rfv-etym|ja}} From {{der|ja|sort=にょおう|ltc|女王|tr=nrjo<sup>X</sup> hjwang|lit=female + king}}. {{rfv-etym|ja}} The [[呉音#Japanese|''goon'']] reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|にょ.おう|acc=2|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|にょ.おう|hhira=によわう}}

# a [[queen regnant]]

===References===
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{{C|ja|Heads of state|Monarchy}}

==Korean==
{{ko-hanjatab}}

===Noun===
{{ko-noun|hangeul=여왕}}

# {{hanja form of|여왕|[[queen regnant]]}}

==Vietnamese==
{{vi-hantutab}}

===Noun===
{{vi-noun|sc=Hani}}

# {{vi-Han form of|nữ vương|[[queen regnant]]}}