| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 女王 | じょおう |
Pronunciation: joou
How to Say It Outloud: JO-oh
Usage: Commonly used to refer to a queen, such as in royalty or as a title.
Example Sentence Japanese:
彼女は国の女王です。
彼女は国の女王です。Example Sentence English:She is the queen of the country.
She is the queen of the country.| Kanji | Katakana |
|---|---|
| クイーン | クイーン |
Pronunciation: kuīn
How to Say It Outloud: koo-EEN
Usage: Used as a transliteration of the English word 'queen', often in popular culture and media.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼女は歌のクイーンです。
彼女は歌のクイーンです。Example Sentence English:She is the queen of song.
She is the queen of song.Dictionary
女王じょおうCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- queen
- female champion
- Queen regnant
王妃おうひCommon word
Noun- queen; empress
- Queen consort
国王こくおうCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- king; queen; monarch; sovereign
- the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
クイーンクイーンCommon word
Noun- queen
- Queen
后きさき
Noun- empress; queen
- Princess consort
皇后こうごうCommon word
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- (Japanese) empress; queen
王后おうこう
Noun- queen
雌蜂めばち
Noun- queen (bee)
女皇じょこう
Noun- empress; queen
皇妃こうひ
Noun- empress; queen
十二じゅうにCommon word
Numeric- twelve; 12
- queen
女王蜂じょおうばち
Noun- queen bee; queen wasp
- Queen bee
女王陛下じょおうへいか
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- Her Majesty the Queen
皇太后こうたいごうCommon word
Noun- Empress Dowager; Queen Mother
- Empress dowager
后宮こうぐう
Noun- empress's palace; queen's palace
- empress; queen
西王母せいおうぼ
Noun- Queen Mother of the West (an ancient Chinese goddess)
- Xi Wangmu
赤の女王仮説あかのじょおうかせつ
Noun- Red Queen hypothesis (of evolutionary biology)
- Red Queen's Hypothesis
黒人参くろにんじん
Noun- wild carrot (Daucus carota); Queen Anne's lace
- Daucus carota
ずわい蟹ずわいがに
Noun- snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab
- Chionoecetes opilio
天后てんこう
Noun- queen of heaven
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