青線

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あお
Grade: 1
せん
Grade: 2
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
靑線 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(あお)(せん) (aosen) あをせん (awosen)?

  1. blue line
  2. (historical) Short for 青線地帯(あおせんちたい) (aosenchitai): Aosen (districts in Japan where prostitution and the sex industry flourished)

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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