遊女

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
遊 女
ゆう
Grade: 3 		じょ
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

遊(ゆう)女(じょ) • (yūjo) ←いうぢよ (iudyo)?

  1. prostitute
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
遊 女
あそ(び)
Grade: 3 		め
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
遊び女

Noun

遊(あそび)女(め) • (asobime) 

  1. (archaic) prostitute

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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