Word Meaning 垢掻

あかかき akakaki

垢掻 is read as あかかき (akakaki) and means female assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period).

Meaning

English

  1. female assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period)

Reading

Kana

あかかき

Romaji

akakaki

Writing Variants

  • 垢かき あかかき akakaki
  • 垢掻き あかかき akakaki
  • 垢搔き あかかき akakaki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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あか

account (e.g. for an online service)

掻き回す

かきまわす

to rummage around

掻く

かく

to perspire

無垢

むく

long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

歯垢

しこう

(dental) plaque