格子女郎 こうしじょろう Meanings Noun prostitute of the second rank (below the tayū; Edo period) See also: 太夫 (たゆう). Kanji 格 status. Read as コウ. 子 child 女 woman. Read as ジョ. 郎 son. Read as ロウ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists