Word Meaning 格子女郎

こうしじょろう koushijorou

格子女郎 is read as こうしじょろう (koushijorou) and means prostitute of the second rank (below the tayū; Edo period).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

こうしじょろう

Romaji

koushijorou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 34186 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

格子振動

こうししんどう

lattice vibration

女郎

じょろ

prostitute (esp. Edo period)

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)

局女郎

つぼねじょろう

prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)

女郎

めろう

bitch

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)

格子

こうし

lattice

格子造

こうしづくり

latticework

格子戸

こうしど

lattice door