親王妃

Japanese

Kanji in this term
親 王 妃
しん
Grade: 2 		おう > のう
Grade: 1 		ひ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

親王(しんのう) (shinnō) + 妃(ひ) (hi, “female consort”).

The ō reading for 王 changes to nō as an instance of renjō (連声).

Noun

親(しん)王(のう)妃(ひ) • (shinnōhi) 

  1. (monarchy) the princess consort of a 親王 (“prince”); compare 王妃
    文(ふみ)仁(ひと)親(しん)王(のう)妃(ひ)紀(き)子(こ)
    Fumihito Shinnōhi Kiko
    Kiko, Consort of Prince Fumihito
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