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[じょ()·おう()]
joou
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[じょうおう(女王)]
jouou
[にょ()·おう()]
nyoou

English Meaning(s) for 女王

noun
  1. queen
  2. female champion

Definition and Synonyms for 女王

Queen the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites
Synonyms: クイーン, 女王
Queen the most powerful piece
Synonyms: クイーン, 女王
Queen one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen
Synonyms: クイーン, 女王
Queen Regnant a female sovereign ruler
Synonyms: クイーン, 女帝, 女王, 女皇
Queen something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind
Synonyms: 女王
Queen its function is to lay eggs
Synonyms: クイーン, 女王

Meanings for each kanji in 女王

» woman; female
» king; rule; magnate

Categories 女王 is a member of

Insect small air-breathing arthropod
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Court Card one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face
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Personification a person who represents an abstract quality
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Female Aristocrat a woman who is an aristocrat
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Chess Piece any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 女王

Sample Sentences for 女王

They acclaimed her Queen.
God save the Queen.
The president was greeted by the queen on arrival at the palace.
Long live the Queen!
I intend seeing the queen.

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is the speaker saying it correctly? i cannot here the difference between jou and joou, obviously they do not sound identical but were is the difference, dont you speak joou as 2 words?

#1 Posted by Adachi over 7 years ago


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