王配

Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	配
おう Grade: 1	はい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Perhaps blend of 王 (“king”) +‎ 配偶者 (haigūsha, “spouse”)

Noun

王(おう)配(はい) • (ōhai)

(neologism, uncommon) a prince consort (husband of queen)
エディンバラ公(こう)爵(しゃく)フィリップ王(おう)配(はい)
Edinbara Kōshaku Firippu Ōhai
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

See also

王(おう)妃(ひ) (ōhi, “queen or princess consort”, wife of king or prince)
駙(ふ)馬(ば) (fuba, “Chinese prince consort”, son- or brother-in-law of emperor, husband of princess)
王(おう)子(じ) (ōji, “royal prince”, son of king or queen regnant)
皇(おう)子(じ) (ōji, “imperial prince”, son of emperor or empress regnant)
王(おう) (ō), 親(しん)王(のう) (shinnō, “East Asian princes”, descendants of emperors)
公(こう) (kō, “duke; European sovereign prince”)

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