Word Meaning 見世女郎

みせじょろう misejorou

見世女郎 is read as みせじょろう (misejorou) and means low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

みせじょろう

Romaji

misejorou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 31342 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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じょろ

prostitute (esp. Edo period)

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局女郎

つぼねじょろう

prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)

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bitch

端女郎

はしじょろう

low class licensed prostitute (Edo period)

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梅茶女郎

うめちゃじょろう

low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)

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世話女房

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おみなえしづき

seventh lunar month

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いらつめ

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