花柳病

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Chinese

red flowers and green willow leaves; brothel or prostitute
ailment; illness; disease
ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect
 
trad. (花柳病) 花柳
simp. #(花柳病) 花柳

Pronunciation


Noun

花柳病

  1. (dated) venereal disease; sexually transmitted disease

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
りゅう
Grade: S
びょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

花柳 (red-light district) +‎ (sickness)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(りゅう)(びょう) (karyūbyōくわりうびやう (kwariubyau)?

  1. (obsolete) venereal disease, sexually transmitted disease

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

花柳病 (hwaryubyeong) (hangeul 화류병)

  1. hanja form? of 화류병