Words — 9 found
じょろう
女郎
1. prostitute (esp. Edo period)
女臈 【じょろう】、女郎 【じょろ】、女郎 【じょうろ】
じょろ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. じょうろ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
ちゅうろう
中臈
1. court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period)
2. female servant for a samurai family
3. lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
中﨟 【ちゅうろう】
中﨟: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
おくじょうろう
奥上臈
1. maid working in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)Historical term, Rare term, See also 奥女中
ろう
臈たける
1. to be elegant (usu. of a woman); to be graceful; to be refinedUsually written using kana alone
2. to become well-experienced; to matureUsually written using kana alone
臈長ける 【ろうたける】、臈闌ける 【ろうたける】
1. year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat)Buddhism
2. becoming more experienced with age; social status based on this experience