源氏名

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 6
し > じ
Grade: 4

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Etymology

From 源氏(げんじ) (Genji) + (na) (na).

Pronunciation

Noun

(げん)()() (Genji-naげんじな (genzina)?

  1. nickname, historically used by courtesan and prostitutes and today also used by women who work in bars and nightclubs

References

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