妓女

Chinese

prostitute female; woman; daughter
trad. (妓女) 妓 女
simp. #(妓女) 妓 女

Pronunciation


Noun

妓女

  1. female prostitute
  2. (historical, obsolete) female performer (particularly in the court entertainments of China's dynastic period)

Synonyms

  • (female prostitute):

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
妓 女
ぎ
Hyōgaiji
じょ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

/gidyo/ → /gizyo/ [gidʑo].

Noun

妓(ぎ)女(じょ) • (gijo) ←ぎぢょ (gidyo)?

  1. a female prostitute

Synonyms

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