Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
じょ
Grade: 1
kan'on

Etymology

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Literary Chinese 公女 (literally duke's daughter)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こう)(じょ) (kōjoこうぢょ (koudyo)?

  1. (historical) the daughter of a duke in China or Vietnam; compare 王女 (daughter of a king) and 皇女 (daughter of an emperor)
    Antonym: 公子

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN