Word Meaning 新造
しんぞう
shinzou
新造 is read as しんぞう (shinzou) and means (another's) wife (usu. young).
Meaning
English
- (another's) wife (usu. young)
- wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
- young prostitute who has just started working (as an assistant to an older prostitute)
- young, unmarried woman
- construction
- building
- newly built ship
- new boat
Reading
Kana
しんぞう
Romaji
shinzou
Writing Variants
- 新造 しんぞ shinzo
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 23 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12新劇
しんげき
school of western-inspired Japanese drama which developed towards the end of the Meiji period