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女流

女流

Chinese

female; woman; daughter
 
to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
simp. and trad.
(女流)

Noun

女流

  1. (derogatory) women; the weaker sex

Japanese

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

Noun

女流 (hiragana じょりゅう, romaji joryū)

  1. female (before a profession)
    • 1947, 坂口安吾, オモチャ箱:
       (つぎ)にはさる新進 (しんしん)女流 (じょりゅう)作家 (さっか)訪問 (ほうもん)する。
      Tsugi ni wa saru shinshin no joryū sakka o hōmon suru.
      Next we have a visit by a certain up-and-coming female author.