醜女

醜女

1. ugly woman

• 嫫母 (mómǔ)
• (Cantonese) 豬扒／猪扒 (zhūpá)
• (Wu) 無鹽女／无盐女 (wúyánnǚ)

Compound of 醜 (bu, “ugly”) +‎ 女 (onna, “woman”).^[1][2]

• (Tokyo) ぶおんな (Nakadaka – )^[2]
• IPA^(key):

醜(ぶ)女(おんな) • (buonna) ^{←ぶをんな (bwonna)?}

1. an ugly woman

For the generic “ugly woman” sense, the buonna reading may be more common. The shikome reading carries overtones of supernatural terror, and may be perceived as somewhat old-fashioned. The shūjo reading is the least common, and may be the most stilted; it is also the most negative of the three readings.

• 醜女(しこめ) (shikome) (see below)
• 醜女(しゅうじょ) (shūjo) (see below)
• 醜婦(しゅうふ) (shūfu)
• ぶす (busu)
• おかちめんこ (okachimenko)

Compound of 醜 (shiko, “ugly; ferocious”) +‎ 女 (me, “woman”).^[1][2]

• (Tokyo) しこめ (Heiban – )^[2]
• IPA^(key):

醜(しこ)女(め) • (shikome) 

1. an ugly demon-woman or hag from the underworld
2. 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 1, pages 44-45:

   醜女 日本紀私紀云、醜女、志古女、或説黄泉之鬼也、今世人爲恐小兒稱許々女者此語之訛也。

   Hags The Nihongi Private Records call them hags, Japanese shikome, certain legends say they're demons of Yomi, nowadays people become afraid of small children calling them such women, this term is dialectic.

3. an ugly woman

For the generic “ugly woman” sense, the buonna reading may be more common. The shikome reading carries overtones of supernatural terror, and may be perceived as somewhat old-fashioned. The shūjo reading is the least common, and may be the most stilted; it is also the most negative of the three readings.

(ugly woman):

• 醜女(ぶおんな) (buonna) (see above)
• 醜女(しゅうじょ) (shūjo) (see below)
• 醜婦(しゅうふ) (shūfu)
• ぶす (busu)
• おかちめんこ (okachimenko)

• 美女(びじょ) (bijo): beautiful woman
• 醜男(ぶおとこ) (buotoko): ugly man

From Middle Chinese compound 醜女 / 丑女 (tsyhuw^X nrjo^X, literally “ugly + woman”). Compare modern Mandarin reading chǒu nǚ.

• (Tokyo) しゅうじょ (Atamadaka – )^[2]
• IPA^(key):

醜(しゅう)女(じょ) • (shūjo) ^{←しうぢよ (siudyo)?}

1. an ugly woman

For the generic “ugly woman” sense, the buonna reading may be more common. The shikome reading carries overtones of supernatural terror, and may be perceived as somewhat old-fashioned. The shūjo reading is the least common, and may be the most stilted; it is also the most negative of the three readings.

• 醜女(しこめ) (shikome) (see above)
• 醜女(しゅうじょ) (shūjo) (see above)
• 醜婦(しゅうふ) (shūfu)
• ぶす (busu)
• おかちめんこ (okachimenko)

• Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.