局
つぼね
Meanings
- Noun court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting
- separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period) See also: 曹司 (ぞうし).
- room for a very low class prostitute
- very low class prostitute See also: 局女郎 (つぼねじょろう).
Kanji
- 局 bureau. Read as つぼね.
Words containing 局
- 御局 (おつぼね) court lady with her own private chamber or office
- 局女郎 (つぼねじょろう) prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
- お局様 (おつぼねさま) senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
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