"海女" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: 海女 [canonical] (ruby: 海女(あま)), ama [romanization]
Etymology: Unknown, but the same as 海人 (ama, “male diver”). The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓). Etymology templates: {{unk|ja}} Unknown, {{m|ja|海人||male diver|tr=ama}} 海人 (ama, “male diver”), {{m|ja|熟字訓}} 熟字訓, {{sortkey|ja|海女}} あま, {{juku}} jukujikun (熟字訓) Head templates: {{ja-noun|あま}} 海女(あま) • (ama)
  1. a female diver, especially for shellfish and seaweed Categories (topical): Diving, Female people, Occupations

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