Word Meaning 廓詞

くるわことば kuruwakotoba

廓詞 is read as くるわことば (kuruwakotoba) and means sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period).

Meaning

English

  1. sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period)
  2. vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)

Reading

Kana

くるわことば

Romaji

kuruwakotoba

Writing Variants

  • 廓言葉 くるわことば kuruwakotoba
  • 郭言葉 くるわことば kuruwakotoba
  • 郭詞 くるわことば kuruwakotoba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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ことば

language

名詞

めいし

noun

祝詞

のと

congratulatory address

台詞

せりふ

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.)

代名詞

だいめいし

pronoun

形容詞

けいようし

adjective

動詞

どうし

verb

助詞

じょし

particle

作詞

さくし

(writing) song lyrics

品詞

ひんし

part of speech

副詞

ふくし

adverb

歌詞

かし

song lyrics