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Japanese symbol for “duchess”

Romaji: koushakufujin
princess; duchess

In Japanese, duchess is , read (koushakufujin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n princess; duchess

Kanji and stroke order

public, prince, official
on: コウ、ク
kun: おおやけ
4 strokes · JLPT 2
baron, peerage, court rank
on: シャク
17 strokes · JLPT 1
husband, man
on: フ、フウ、ブ
kun: おっと、それ
4 strokes · JLPT 2
person
on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “duchess”

WordReadingMeaning
こうひ kouhinoble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうかい koukaiopening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting
こうしき koushikiofficial; formal
こうえん kouenpublic performance
こうえん kouen(public) park
こうきょう koukyoupublic (facilities, service, etc.); communal
こうひょう kouhyouofficial announcement; proclamation
だんしゃく danshakubaron
こうしゃく koushakuprince; duke
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person

See also: Chinese symbol for “duchess”.

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.