青線
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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青 | 線 |
あお Grade: 1 | せん Grade: 2 |
yutōyomi |
Alternative spelling |
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靑線 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- Yutōyomi
- (Tokyo) あおせん [àóséń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [a̠o̞sẽ̞ɴ]
Noun
青線 • (aosen) ←あをせん (awosen)?
- blue line
- (historical) Short for 青線地帯 (aosenchitai): Aosen (districts in Japan where prostitution and the sex industry flourished)
See also
- 赤線 (akasen)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN