じょおう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of じょおう – see the following entry.

【女王】 [noun] (historical) a Japanese prince's unmarried daughter who is descended from the reigning emperor through no more than five generations ("princes" include 親王 (shinnō) or 王 (ō)) [noun] a Japanese prince's unmarried daughter who is descended from the reigning emperor through no more than three generations (thus, the emperor's granddaughter or niece; "princes" only include 親王 (shinnō)) [noun] a queen regnant [noun] a queen (reproductive female animal in a hive)

(This term, じょおう (jōu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)