痴女
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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痴 | 女 |
ち Grade: S | じょ Grade: 1 |
on’yomi | kan’on |
Alternative spelling |
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癡女 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Appears to be a coinage within Japanese, as a compound of 痴 (chi, “stupid; mad”) + 女 (jo, “woman”). First cited to 1900.[1]
Likely created by analogy with 痴漢 (chikan, “stupid man”), with the senses for both terms developing similarly towards a more sexual nature.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ちじょ [chíꜜjò] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕiʑo̞]
Noun
痴女 • (chijo) ←ちぢよ (tidyo)?
- [from 1900] (possibly archaic) a stupid woman
- [from 1900] female libertine
- Synonym: 浮気女 (uwaki onna, “swinger (female)”)
- [from ???] slut, whore
- Synonym: やりまん (yariman)
- [from ???] (pornography) JAV theme where the actress depicts a sexually promiscuous character
- Synonym: 熟女 (jukujo, “MILF”)
See also
- 痴漢 (chikan)
References
- “痴女”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN