痴女

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
痴 女
ち
Grade: S 		じょ
Grade: 1
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
癡女 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Appears to be a coinage within Japanese, as a compound of 痴(ち) (chi, “stupid; mad”) + 女(じょ) (jo, “woman”). First cited to 1900.

Likely created by analogy with 痴(ち)漢(かん) (chikan, “stupid man”), with the senses for both terms developing similarly towards a more sexual nature.

Pronunciation

Noun

痴(ち)女(じょ) • (chijo) ←ちぢよ (tidyo)?

  1. (possibly archaic) a stupid woman
  2. female libertine
    Synonym: 浮気女 (uwaki onna, “swinger (female)”)
  3. slut, whore
    Synonym: やりまん (yariman)
  4. (pornography) JAV theme where the actress depicts a sexually promiscuous character
    Synonym: 熟女 (jukujo, “MILF”)

See also

References

  1. ^ “痴女”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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