女工哀史 じょこうあいし Meanings Noun The Tragic History of Female Factory Workers (reportage by Wakizo Hosoi, 1925); The Pathetic Life of Mill Girls Kanji 女 woman. Read as ジョ. 工 craft. Read as コウ. 哀 sorrow. Read as アイ. 史 chronicle. Read as シ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists