醜女

醜女

1. ugly woman

• 嫫母 (mómǔ)
• (Cantonese) 豬扒／猪扒 (zhūpá)
• (Wu) 無鹽女／无盐女

Compound of 醜 (bu, “ugly”) +‎ 女 (onna, “woman”).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) ぶお​んな [bùóꜜǹnà] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝõ̞nːa̠]

醜(ぶ)女(おんな) • (buonna) ^{←ぶをんな (buwonna)?}

1. an ugly woman

For the generic “ugly woman” sense, the buonna reading may be more common. The shikome reading carries overtones of supernatural terror, and may be perceived as somewhat old-fashioned. The shūjo reading is the least common, and may be the most stilted; it is also the most negative of the three readings.

• 醜女(しこめ) (shikome) (see below)
• 醜女(しゅうじょ) (shūjo) (see below)
• 醜婦(しゅうふ) (shūfu)
• ぶす (busu)
• おかちめんこ (okachimenko)

Compound of 醜 (shiko, “ugly; ferocious”) +‎ 女 (me, “woman”).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) しこめ [shìkómé] (Heiban – [0])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɕiko̞me̞]

醜(しこ)女(め) • (shikome) 

1. an ugly demon-woman or hag from the underworld
   • 931–938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō (book 1, page 44-45)

     醜女 日本紀私紀云、醜女、志古女、欽明或説黄泉之鬼也、今世人爲恐小兒稱許々女者此語之訛也。

2. an ugly woman

For the generic “ugly woman” sense, the buonna reading may be more common. The shikome reading carries overtones of supernatural terror, and may be perceived as somewhat old-fashioned. The shūjo reading is the least common, and may be the most stilted; it is also the most negative of the three readings.

(ugly woman):

• 醜女(ぶおんな) (buonna) (see above)
• 醜女(しゅうじょ) (shūjo) (see below)
• 醜婦(しゅうふ) (shūfu)
• ぶす (busu)
• おかちめんこ (okachimenko)

• 美女(びじょ) (bijo): beautiful woman
• 醜男(ぶおとこ) (buotoko): ugly man

From Middle Chinese compound 醜女／丑女 (tsyhuw^X nrjo^X, literally “ugly + woman”). Compare modern Mandarin reading chǒu nǚ.

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) しゅ​うじょ [shúꜜùjò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝːʑo̞]

醜(しゅう)女(じょ) • (shūjo) ^{←しうぢよ (siudyo)?}

1. an ugly woman

For the generic “ugly woman” sense, the buonna reading may be more common. The shikome reading carries overtones of supernatural terror, and may be perceived as somewhat old-fashioned. The shūjo reading is the least common, and may be the most stilted; it is also the most negative of the three readings.

• 醜女(しこめ) (shikome) (see above)
• 醜女(しゅうじょ) (shūjo) (see above)
• 醜婦(しゅうふ) (shūfu)
• ぶす (busu)
• おかちめんこ (okachimenko)

• Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.