下女

Chinese

lower female; woman; daughter
trad. (下女) 下 女
simp. #(下女) 下 女

Pronunciation

Noun

下女

  1. housemaid

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
下 女
げ
Grade: 1 		じょ
Grade: 1
goon kan'on

Noun

下(げ)女(じょ) • (gejo) ←げぢよ (gedyo)?

  1. a maidservant
    Synonyms: 女中 (jochū), 端女 (hashitame)
    Coordinate term: 下男 (genan)

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
下 女
しも
Grade: 1 		おんな
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
  • (Tokyo) しもおんな [shìmóóꜜǹnà] (Nakadaka – [3])[4]
  • IPA(key): [ɕimo̞õ̞nːa̠]

Noun

下(しも)女(おんな) • (shimoonna) ←しもをんな (simowonna)?

  1. a maidservant

See also

  • 下(げ)人(にん) (genin, “servant”)
  • 下(しも)女(じょ)中(ちゅう) (shimojochū)
  • 上(かみ)女(おんな) (kamionna)

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 “下女”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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