Meaning

Primary

Queen

Alternative

Queen Consort

Word Type

noun

Explanation

When a king takes a royal consort, she becomes the queen.

王妃 is a word for the wife of a reigning king. She's a queen because of who she married, not because she has any power herself. The more technical term for that is queen consort.

Reading

おうひ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 王妃の首飾り

    the queen's necklace

    王妃の地位

    the position of queen consort

    王妃の墓

    the queen's tomb

Context Sentences

これは王妃の首飾りです。

This is the queen's necklace.

その車に乗っていたのは王妃でした。

The person in that car was the queen.

第三王妃は、内心では第一王妃にうんざりしていた。

The third-ranked queen consort was secretly fed up with the principal queen consort.

Kanji Composition