吉原言葉

よしわらことば

Meanings

1. Noun sociolect used by prostitutes in the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period See also: ありんす言葉 (ありんすことば).

Kanji

• 吉 lucky. Read as よし.
• 原 original
• 言 say. Read as こと.
• 葉 leaf. Read as は.

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