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女郎

女郎

Chinese

female; woman; daughter youth
simp. and trad.
(女郎) 		女 郎

Noun

女郎

  1. young woman; girl; lady

Derived terms

  • 兔女郎
  • 吉普女郎
  • 噴火女郎／喷火女郎
  • 妙齡女郎／妙龄女郎
  • 封面女郎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
女 郎
め
Grade: 1 		ろう
Grade: S
yutōyomi
Kanji in this term
女 郎
じょ > じょう
Grade: 1 		ろう > ろ
Grade: S
Irregular
Kanji in this term
女 郎
じょ
Grade: 1 		ろう > ろ
Grade: S
Irregular
Kanji in this term
女 郎
じょ
Grade: 1 		ろう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) じょろ​ [jòróꜜ] (Odaka - [2])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ɺ̠o̞]
  • (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) じょうろ​ [jòóróꜜ] (Odaka - [3])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɺ̠o̞]

Noun

女郎 ‎(hiragana じょろう, romaji jorō, historical hiragana ぢょらう)
(alternative reading hiragana じょろ, romaji joro, historical hiragana ぢょろ)
(alternative reading hiragana じょうろ, romaji jōro, historical hiragana ぢょうろ)
(alternative reading hiragana めろう, romaji merō, historical hiragana めらう)

  1. a prostitute; a whore

Derived terms

Pronunciation

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