處女

See also: 処女 and 处女

Chinese

a place; location; spot
a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal with
 
female; woman; daughter
trad. (處女)
simp. (处女)

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

處女

  1. female virgin; maiden

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (處女):
  • Japanese: (しょ)(じょ) (shojo)
  • Korean: 처녀(處女) (cheonyeo)

Adjective

處女

  1. (attributive) initial; inaugural; virgin

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょ
Hyōgai
じょ
Grade: 1
on'yomi kan'on
For pronunciation and definitions of 處女 – see the following entry.
処女しょじょ
[noun] unmarried woman
[noun] female virgin (female who has not had sexual experience)
[noun] woman's virginity
[noun] (in compound words) one's first foray into; maiden
(This term, 處女, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

處女 • (cheonyeo) (hangeul 처녀)

  1. hanja form? of 처녀 (unmarried woman, virgin woman)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

處女

  1. chữ Hán form of Xử Nữ (Virgo)