女将

See also: 女將

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 女将 – see 女將 (“female military officer; swift and fierce woman; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 女將).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
女	将
おかみ
Grade: 1	Grade: 6
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
女將 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 御 (o, honorific prefix) +‎ 上 (kami, “upper, superior”). Originally a 女房詞 (nyōbo kotoba, literally “woman's word”) for the emperor, head of a family, or other person in a head or leader role.

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 女將／女将 (nǚjiàng).

Alternative forms

• 御上, 御内儀

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おか​み [òkáꜜmì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ka̠mʲi]

Noun

女将(おかみ) • (okami) 

1. a landlady (of an inn or restaurant, for example)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
女	将
じょ Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
女將 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 女將 (MC nrjoX tsjangH). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょしょー [jòshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ɕo̞ː]

Noun

女(じょ)将(しょう) • (joshō) ^{←ぢよしやう (dyosyau)?}

1. a landlady (of an inn or restaurant, for example)
2. a female military officer

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
女	将
にょ Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
女將 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 女將 (MC nrjoX tsjangH), using the goon reading nyo for 女 instead of the kan'on reading of jo. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟o̞ɕo̞ː]

Noun

女(にょ)将(しょう) • (nyoshō) ^{←によしやう (nyosyau)?}

1. a proprietress, a female proprietor, a landlady (as of an inn or restaurant)
2. a female military officer