王女|おうじょoujo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounprincess
   王女おうじょがあくどい化粧けしょうをしていた。↗

   The princess was wearing too much makeup.

• SynonymプリンセスNeutralLoanword for a princess or royal consort, common in fairy tales and product names; 「王女」 is the more formal term.
• Synonym姫ひめNeutralGeneral word for a noble girl or storybook princess, also a prefix meaning small and cute; 「王女」 is the formal designation.
• Synonymお姫様おひめさまCasualColloquial word for a fairy-tale princess; also a pampered, sheltered girl. 「王女」 is the formal term for an actual royal princess.
• Related皇女こうじょWrittenAn emperor's daughter; 「王女」 is a king's or royal's daughter, and in Japan's imperial family also the daughter of a male member holding the princely title 「王」.
• Related姫君ひめぎみWrittenArchaic word for a daughter of a high-ranking family, found mainly in classical literature; 「王女」 specifically means a king's or royal's daughter.
• Related姫御前ひめごぜんWrittenArchaic honorific for daughters of nobles and daimyo, rarely used today; for a royal's daughter say 「王女」.
• Related内親王ないしんのうFormalOfficial Japanese imperial title for the emperor's daughters and female imperial grandchildren; 「王女」 is a general term for a king's or royal's daughter.
• Antonym王子おうじNeutralThe male counterpart: a king's or royal's son, as opposed to a daughter.

Use 「王女」 for a king's or royal's daughter. For fairy-tale princesses say 「お姫様」 or 「プリンセス」; for the official Japanese imperial title use 「内親王」; 「皇女」 is an emperor's daughter. The male counterpart is 「王子」.

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1. 国王こくおう・王族おうぞくの娘むすめ。
2. 日本にっぽんの皇族こうぞくで、王おうの娘むすめ。