Chinese

Noun

仙女

1. fairy, celestial maiden

Japanese

Etymology 1

From Sinitic 仙女.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) せ​んにょ [séꜜǹnyò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞nnjo̞]

Noun

仙女 ‎(hiragana せんにょ, romaji sennyo)

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

Synonyms

• (nymph): ニンフ ‎(ninfu)
• (fairy): 妖精 (ようせい) ‎(yōsei)

See also

• 仙女 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

Etymology 2

From Sinitic 仙女.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) せ​んじょ [séꜜǹjò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞nd͡ʑo̞]

Noun

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

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

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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 978-4-14-011112-3