令嬢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
令	嬢
れい Grade: 4	じょう Grade: S
kan’on

Alternative spelling
令孃 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

See 嬢(じょう) (jō). 令(れい) (rei) is an honorific prefix.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) れーじょー [rèéjóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːʑo̞ː]

Noun

令(れい)嬢(じょう) • (reijō) ^{←れいぢやう (reidyau)?}

1. (honorific) daughter
2. a daughter from a good family, of excellent or aristocratic upbringing

   悪役(あくやく)令嬢(れいじょう)

   akuyaku reijō

   villainous, aristocratic young lady (fiction trope)