瞽女

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
瞽 女
ごぜ
Hyōgaiji Grade: 1
jukujikun

Etymology

Clipping of 盲御前 (mekura-goze)

Pronunciation

Noun

瞽女(ごぜ) • (goze) 

  1. (historical) a blind woman (often one who worked as a musician in Ancient Japan)

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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