Word Meaning 女郎花

おみなえし ominaeshi

女郎花 is read as おみなえし (ominaeshi) and means golden lace (Patrinia scabiosifolia).

Meaning

English

golden lace (Patrinia scabiosifolia)
scabious patrinia
yellow patrinia

Reading

Kana

おみなえし

Romaji

ominaeshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 51269 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

女郎花月

おみなえしづき

seventh lunar month

女郎

じょろう

prostitute (esp. Edo period)

女郎

めろう

bitch

女郎買い

じょろうかい

buying the services of a prostitute

女郎屋

じょろうや

brothel

女郎蜘蛛

じょろうぐも

Argiope amoena (East Asian species of orb-weaving spider)

梅花女子大学

ばいかじょしだいがく

Baika Women's University

見世女郎

みせじょろう

low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)

格子女郎

こうしじょろう

prostitute of the second rank (below the tayū; Edo period)

局女郎

つぼねじょろう

prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)

郎女

いらつめ

lass

猫にまたたびお女郎に小判

ねこにまたたびおじょろうにこばん

everyone has their favorite