中三

ちゅうさん

Also written 昼三

Meanings

1. Noun highest ranking prostitute in Edo's Yoshiwara red-light district (from the Hōreki era onward) See also: 宝暦 (ほうれき).

Kanji

• 中 middle. Read as チュウ.
• 三 three. Read as サン.

Words containing 中三

• 宮中三殿 (きゅうちゅうさんでん) the palace sanctuary, shrine of imperial ancestors and temple inside the Japanese imperial palace

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