仙女

Chinese
immortal female; woman; daughter
simp. and trad.
(仙女)		 仙 女

Pronunciation

Noun

仙女

  1. (mythology) fairy; celestial maiden

Derived terms
  • 仙女廟／仙女庙
  • 仙童仙女
  • 妃祿仙女／妃禄仙女

Proper noun

仙女

  1. (～鎮) Xiannü (a town in Zhijiang, Yichang, Hubei, China)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
仙 女
せん
Grade: S		 にょ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Sinitic 仙女.

Pronunciation

Noun

仙女 (hiragana せんにょ, rōmaji sennyo)

  1. a nymph
  2. a fay; a fairy or female elf
  3. a female sage
Synonyms
See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
仙 女
せん
Grade: S		 じょ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Sinitic 仙女.

Pronunciation

Noun

仙女 (hiragana せんじょ, rōmaji senjo, historical hiragana せんぢよ)

  1. a nymph
  2. a fay; a fairy or female elf
  3. a female sage

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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