遊女

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Japanese

 遊女 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(ゆう)(じょ) (yūjoいうぢよ (iudyo)?

  1. prostitute
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
あそ(び)
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
遊び女

Noun

(あそび)() (asobime

  1. (archaic) prostitute

References

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