Word Meaning 女郎

じょろ joro

女郎 is read as じょろ (joro) and means prostitute (esp. Edo period).

Meaning

English

prostitute (esp. Edo period)

Reading

Kana

じょろ

Romaji

joro

Writing Variants

女郎じょうろ jouro
女郎じょろう jorou
女臈じょろう jorou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 野郎 Rank 3501 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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女郎花月

おみなえしづき

seventh lunar month

女郎買

じょろかい

buying the services of a prostitute

女郎花

おみなえし

golden lace (Patrinia scabiosifolia)

女郎屋

じょろうや

brothel

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)

端女郎

はしじょろう

low class licensed prostitute (Edo period)

雪女郎

ゆきじょろう

snow woman

散茶女郎

さんちゃじょろう

prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)

梅茶女郎

うめちゃじょろう

low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)

郎女

いらつめ

lass

Example Sentences

越後には雪女郎というものがあると聞いているが、それも嘘だか本当だか判らない。

I heard that there were female snow spirits in Echigo, but I don't know whether it's true or not.

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