Word Meaning 女氏無くして玉の輿に乗る

おんなうじなくしてたまのこしにのる onnaujinakushitetama no koshi ni noru

女氏無くして玉の輿に乗る is read as おんなうじなくしてたまのこしにのる (onnaujinakushitetama no koshi ni noru) and means even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks).

Meaning

English

  1. even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)

Reading

Kana

おんなうじなくしてたまのこしにのる

Romaji

onnaujinakushitetama no koshi ni noru

Stroke Sequence

12 Characters • 58 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 148097 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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玉の輿に乗る

たまのこしにのる

to marry into a family of rank

女乗物

おんなのりもの

palanquin for high-status women (Edo Period)

無名氏

むめいし

anonymous person

無賃乗車

むちんじょうしゃ

riding free of charge

逆玉の輿

ぎゃくたまのこし

man marrying into wealth and power

玉の輿

たまのこし

money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man

女の姿になる

おんなのすがたになる

to disguise oneself as a woman

おんな

female

女王

じょおう

female champion

女房

にょうぼ

wife (esp. one's own wife)

女性

じょせい

feminine gender

女神

めがみ

goddess