Word Meaning 里詞

さとことば satokotoba

里詞 is read as さとことば (satokotoba) and means countryside dialect.

Meaning

English

countryside dialect
sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period

Reading

Kana

さとことば

Romaji

satokotoba

Writing Variants

里ことば さとことば satokotoba
里言葉 さとことば satokotoba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 130817 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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里

り

neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes)

里子

さとご

adopted animal (e.g. pet)

里帰り

さとがえり

bride's first visit to her parents after getting married

里親

さとおや

(pet) caretaker

里地里山

さとちさとやま

mountain villages and neighbouring agricultural, forest, etc. areas

里帰出産

さとがえりしゅっさん

returning to one's parents' house to give birth

里親会

さとおやかい

adoption event for homeless animals

里人

りじん

villager

里長

さとおさ

village chief

里地

さとち

mountain village (region)

里方

さとかた

wife's family

里言

りげん

dialect