にょう
女
いん
院

noun

Honorific or respectful language.
  1. woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
にょう
女
いん
院
 女院 にょういん
にょ
女
いん
院
 女院 にょいん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
Inst., institution, temple
イン (3rd, N4)
perfect, completion, end
カン (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
beginning, former time, origin
ゲン　もと　ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)