内親王

Japanese

Kanji in this term
内	親	王
ない Grade: 2	しん Grade: 2	おう > のう Grade: 1
goon

Alternative spelling
內親王 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

内 (nai-, “inside (the palace); indoor”) +‎ 親王 (shinnō, emperor's brother or son). The ō reading for 王 changes to nō as an instance of renjō (連声).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ないしんのー [nàíshíńnóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [5])
IPA^(key): [na̠iɕĩnːo̞ː]

Noun

内(ない)親(しん)王(のう) • (naishinnō) ^{←ないしんわう (naisin'wau)^?}

an East Asian imperial princess who is either unmarried sister or daughter to the reigning emperor
Synonyms: 内の御子 (uchi no miko), 内の姫御子 (uchi no himemiko), 姫御子 (himemiko), 姫宮 (himemiya)

愛(あい)子(こ)内(ない)親(しん)王(のう)
Aiko Naishinnō
Princess Aiko

See also

親(しん)王(のう) (shinnō, male equivalent)
女(じょ)王(おう) (jōu, granddaughter or niece)
内(ない)親(しん) (naishin)
姫(ひめ) (hime)
皇(こう)女(じょ) (kōjo)

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