"情婦" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: 情婦 [canonical] (ruby: (じょう), ()), jōfu [romanization]
Etymology: First cited to the early 1900s. Probably ultimately from Middle Chinese compound 情婦 (MC dzjeng bjuwX). Compare modern Mandarin 情婦/情妇 (qíngfù). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|情婦}} 情婦 (MC dzjeng bjuwX), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|情婦|tr=qíngfù}} 情婦/情妇 (qíngfù) Head templates: {{ja-noun|じょうふ}} 情(じょう)婦(ふ) • (jōfu)
  1. (dated) a female lover, a female fling, a mistress Tags: dated Synonyms: 隠し女 (kakushi onna) (ruby: (かく), (おんな)) (english: literally hidden woman), 色女: literally woman (iro onna) (ruby: (いろ), (おんな)) (english: colorful; alluding to a sexual relationship), 愛人: a lover (aijin) (ruby: (あい), (じん)) (english: but not necessarily, refers to an extramarital relationship) [often] Related terms: 情夫: a male lover (jōfu), a male fling (english: specifically refers to an extramarital male lover)

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