| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 王子 | おうじ |
Pronunciation: ouji
How to Say It Outloud: oh-oo-jee
Usage: Refers to a prince, often used for royalty.
Example Sentence Japanese:
彼は王子です。
彼は王子です。Example Sentence English:He is a prince.
He is a prince.| Kanji | Katakana |
|---|---|
| プリンス | プリンス |
Pronunciation: purinsu
How to Say It Outloud: puh-reen-soo
Usage: A transliteration of the English word 'prince,' used more casually or for non-royal contexts.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼はプリンスのように見える。
彼はプリンスのように見える。Example Sentence English:He looks like a prince.
He looks like a prince.Dictionary
王子おうじCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- prince
- subordinate Kumano shrine
公爵こうしゃく
Noun- prince; duke
- Duke
プリンスプリンスCommon word
Noun- prince
- Prince
王子様おうじさま
Noun- prince
宮様みやさま
Noun- prince; princess
皇太子こうたいしCommon word
Noun- crown prince
- Crown prince
魔王まおう
Noun- Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness
- king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
- Archenemy
親王しんのう
Noun- prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
皇太子殿下こうたいしでんか
Noun- the Crown Prince
- Koutaishidenka
おおきみ
Noun- emperor
- prince; princess
- Ookimi
星の王子さまほしのおうじさま
Noun- Le petit prince (by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry); The Little Prince
- Le petit prince (The Little Prince) (Saint-Exupery) (l)
- The Little Prince
太子たいしCommon word
Noun- crown prince
- Prince Shōtoku
- Taishi
東宮とうぐうCommon word
Noun- crown prince
王弟おうてい
Noun- royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
前坊ぜんぼう
Noun- former crown prince; the late crown prince
皇子おうじ
Noun- imperial prince
王配おうはい
Noun- prince consort
- Prince consort
若宮わかみや
Noun- young imperial prince
- child of the imperial family
- shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine
- newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
宮家みやけ
Noun- house of an imperial prince
立太子りったいし
Noun- investiture of the Crown Prince
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