王配

Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	配
おう Grade: 1	はい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Perhaps blend of 王 (“king”) +‎ 配偶者 (haigūsha, “spouse”)

Noun

王(おう)配(はい) • (ōhai) 

1. (neologism, uncommon) a prince consort (husband of queen)

   エディンバラ公(こう)爵(しゃく)フィリップ王(おう)配(はい)

   Edinbara Kōshaku Firippu Ōhai

   Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

See also

• 王(おう)妃(ひ) (ōhi, “queen or princess consort”, wife of king or prince)
• 駙(ふ)馬(ば) (fuba, “Chinese prince consort”, son- or brother-in-law of emperor, husband of princess)
• 王(おう)子(じ) (ōji, “royal prince”, son of king or queen regnant)
• 皇(おう)子(じ) (ōji, “imperial prince”, son of emperor or empress regnant)
• 王(おう) (ō), 親(しん)王(のう) (shinnō, “East Asian princes”, descendants of emperors)
• 公(こう) (kō, “duke; European sovereign prince”)