Japanese symbol for “dominatrix”

女王様

じょおうさま

Romaji: joousama

Her Majesty the Queen

In Japanese, dominatrix is 女王様, read じょおうさま (joousama).

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Meanings

n Her Majesty the Queen
n mistress (in S&M); dominatrix

Written forms: 女王様. Readings: じょおうさま、じょうおうさま.

Kanji and stroke order

女

woman, female

on: ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ
kun: おんな、め

3 strokes · JLPT 4

王

king, rule, magnate

on: オウ、-ノウ

4 strokes · JLPT 2

様

Esq., way, manner

on: ヨウ、ショウ
kun: さま、さん

14 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
女性	じょせい josei	woman; female
彼女	かのじょ kanojo	she; her
女子	じょし joshi	woman; girl
女の子	おんなのこ onnanoko	girl; daughter; baby girl
少女	しょうじょ shoujo	girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady
女優	じょゆう joyuu	actress; female actor
王子	おうじ ouji	prince
女王	じょおう joou	queen; female monarch; female sovereign
同様	どうよう douyou	same; similar; (just) like

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.