女将

じょしょう

Also written おかみ, にょしょう

Meanings

1. Noun proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper

Kanji

• 女 woman. Read as ジョ.
• 将 commander. Read as ショウ.

Example sentences

• あの詐欺師と金髪のコールガールは下宿のおかみさんを怒らせるには申分のない取り合わせだ。
  The confidence man and his blonde call girl make a perfect match in enraging his landlady.

Common phrases

• 女将になる

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