"女郎" meaning in Japanese

See 女郎 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ː], [d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞], [d͡ʑo̞ːɾo̞], [me̞ɾo̞ː]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|じょろう|hhira=ぢよらう}} 女(じょ)郎(ろう) • (jorō) ^(←ぢよらう (dyorau)?) Forms: 女郎 [canonical] (ruby: (じょ), (ろう)), jorō [romanization], dyorau [romanization], ぢよらう [hiragana, historical], じょろ [alternative, hiragana], joro [Rōmaji], ぢよろ [hiragana, historical], じょうろ [alternative, hiragana], jōro [Rōmaji], ぢようろ [hiragana, historical], めろう [alternative, hiragana], merō [Rōmaji], めらう [hiragana, historical]
  1. (in compounds) young woman Tags: in-compounds Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-女郎-ja-noun-5ff0cuvN Disambiguation of Female people: 59 39 2
  2. a prostitute; a whore Categories (topical): Occupations, Prostitution
    Sense id: en-女郎-ja-noun-8Gsfu07b Disambiguation of Occupations: 2 91 7 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 2 92 6
  3. (derogatory) a bitch; a cunt Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-女郎-ja-noun-G37Scsjs Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese words with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 5 16 78 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 5 13 82 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 5 13 81 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 5 13 82 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 12 84 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 5 13 81 Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 14 36 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 娼婦 Derived forms: 端女郎 (hashi jorō) (ruby: (はし), (じょ), (ろう)) (english: low-end prostitute), 局女郎 (tsubone jorō) (ruby: (つぼね), (じょ), (ろう)), 格子女郎 (kōshi jorō) (ruby: (こう), (), (じょ), (ろう)), 見世女郎 (mise jorō) (ruby: 見世(みせ), (じょ), (ろう)), 埋茶女郎, 梅茶女郎 (umecha jorō), 月の女郎 (gachi no jorō) (ruby: (がち), (じょ), (ろう)), 女郎蜘蛛 (jorōgumo) (ruby: (じょ), (ろう), (), ()), 女郎花 (jorōka) (ruby: (じょ), (ろう), ()) Related terms: 野郎 (yarō) (ruby: (), (ろう))

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "low-end prostitute",
      "roman": "hashi jorō",
      "ruby": [
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          "端",
          "はし"
        ],
        [
          "女",
          "じょ"
        ],
        [
          "郎",
          "ろう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "端女郎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsubone jorō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "局",
          "つぼね"
        ],
        [
          "女",
          "じょ"
        ],
        [
          "郎",
          "ろう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "局女郎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kōshi jorō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "格",
          "こう"
        ],
        [
          "子",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "女",
          "じょ"
        ],
        [
          "郎",
          "ろう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "格子女郎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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        [
          "見世",
          "みせ"
        ],
        [
          "女",
          "じょ"
        ],
        [
          "郎",
          "ろう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "見世女郎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "埋茶女郎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "umecha jorō",
      "word": "梅茶女郎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "gachi no jorō",
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          "月",
          "がち"
        ],
        [
          "女",
          "じょ"
        ],
        [
          "郎",
          "ろう"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
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          "じょ"
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          "郎",
          "ろう"
        ],
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          "蜘",
          "ぐ"
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          "蛛",
          "も"
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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        [
          "女",
          "じょ"
        ],
        [
          "郎",
          "ろう"
        ],
        [
          "花",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "女郎花"
    }
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          "女",
          "じょ"
        ],
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      "form": "jorō",
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    },
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      "form": "dyorau",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ぢよらう",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "roman": "dyorau",
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        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "じょろ",
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      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "jōro",
      "head_nr": 3,
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    },
    {
      "form": "ぢようろ",
      "head_nr": 3,
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      "form": "めろう",
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        "hiragana"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "merō",
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      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "yarō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "野",
          "や"
        ],
        [
          "郎",
          "ろう"
        ]
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    }
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          "_dis": "59 39 2",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Female people",
          "orig": "ja:Female people",
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            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
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        }
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      "links": [
        [
          "young",
          "young"
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          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
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        "(in compounds) young woman"
      ],
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      ]
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            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
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            "Human behaviour",
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          "name": "Prostitution",
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          "parents": [
            "Sexuality",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Sex",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Reproduction",
            "Fundamental",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
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      "glosses": [
        "a bitch; a cunt"
      ],
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          "bitch",
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          "cunt",
          "cunt"
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      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "other": "じょろー"
    },
    {
      "other": "じょろー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ː]"
    },
    {
      "other": "じょろ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞]"
    },
    {
      "other": "じょーろ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʑo̞ːɾo̞]"
    },
    {
      "other": "めろー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[me̞ɾo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "娼婦"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "english": "low-end prostitute",
      "roman": "hashi jorō",
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          "はし"
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          "女",
          "じょ"
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          "郎",
          "ろう"
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        [
          "女",
          "じょ"
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          "郎",
          "ろう"
        ]
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          "格",
          "こう"
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          "子",
          "し"
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        [
          "女",
          "じょ"
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          "郎",
          "ろう"
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          "女",
          "じょ"
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          "郎",
          "ろう"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "word": "埋茶女郎"
    },
    {
      "roman": "umecha jorō",
      "word": "梅茶女郎"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gachi no jorō",
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          "月",
          "がち"
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        [
          "女",
          "じょ"
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          "郎",
          "ろう"
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          "じょ"
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        [
          "郎",
          "ろう"
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          "蜘",
          "ぐ"
        ],
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          "蛛",
          "も"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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        [
          "女",
          "じょ"
        ],
        [
          "郎",
          "ろう"
        ],
        [
          "花",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "other": "じょろー"
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ː]"
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    {
      "other": "じょろ"
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞]"
    },
    {
      "other": "じょーろ"
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʑo̞ːɾo̞]"
    },
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      "other": "めろー"
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      "ipa": "[me̞ɾo̞ː]"
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    }
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}
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