遊女
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 遊 | 女 |
| ゆう Grade: 3 | じょ Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ゆうじょ [yúꜜùjò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːʑo̞]
Noun
遊女 (hiragana ゆうじょ, rōmaji yūjo, historical hiragana いうぢよ)
- prostitute
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:娼婦
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 遊 | 女 |
| あそ(び) Grade: 3 | め Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
Noun
遊女 (hiragana あそびめ, rōmaji asobime)
- Alternative spelling of 遊び女
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN