A prince; a male royal often the son of a king or monarch (also used for princes in stories).
王子は城を出て遠い国へ旅に出た。
The prince left the castle and set off on a journey to a distant country.
その童話には親切な王子が登場する。
A kind prince appears in that fairy tale.
王子の結婚式には多くの外国の使節が出席した。
Many foreign envoys attended the prince's wedding.
A local term (esp. in Kumano pilgrimage context) for a small subordinate shrine or station along the pilgrimage route.
熊野古道にはいくつもの王子が道沿いに残っている。
Along the Kumano Kodo there remain many 'ōji' (small shrines) by the path.