(じょおう)

じょおう
noun
queen
1. queen
A female monarch or the wife of a king; also used for queens of social insects.
The Queen of England is the most famous royalty in the world.
女王蜂(じょおうばち)()中心(ちゅうしん)いる
The queen bee is at the center of the hive.
She is called the queen of beauty.
In that country's history, many queens have ruled the nation.
女王(じょおう)陛下(へいか)即位式(そくいしき)世界中(せかいじゅう)から要人(ようじん)(あつ)まった
Dignitaries from around the world gathered for the queen's coronation ceremony.

女王(じょおう) refers to a queen regnant (ruling queen) or queen consort.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 女王(じょおう)陛下(へいか) (Her Majesty the Queen)
  • 女王蜂(じょおうばち) (queen bee)
  • 女王蟻(じょおうあり) (queen ant)
  • ...女王(じょおう) (queen of..., used figuratively)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 女王(じょおう): queen (ruling or married to king)
  • 王女(おうじょ): princess (daughter of a monarch)
  • 女帝(じょてい): empress (ruling female emperor)
  • 皇后(こうごう): empress consort (wife of emperor)