親王

Noun

 * 1) prince

Etymology
From, borrowed from , in turn a compound of  + , so called because of the closeness to the reigning emperor.

First cited in Japanese to a text from 718.

Noun

 * 1)  a specific rank granted to certain male members of the imperial family:
 * 2) an East Asian imperial prince who is either brother or son to the reigning emperor
 * 3) in ancient Japan, any of the emperor's brothers or sons
 * 4)  any of the direct male descendants of the emperor of Japan, down to any imperial great-great-grandchildren
 * 5)  any of the legitimate direct male heirs of the emperor of Japan
 * , literally "imperial prince wig", specific style of wig used in kabuki