比丘尼

びくに

Meanings

1. Noun bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
2. travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods)
3. lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period)
4. female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts See also: 科負い比丘尼 (とがおいびくに).

Kanji

• 比 compare
• 丘 hill
• 尼 nun. Read as ニ.

Words containing 比丘尼

• 比丘尼ん (びくにん) bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
• 屁負い比丘尼 (へおいびくに) female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
• 科負い比丘尼 (とがおいびくに) female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's misdemeanours and farts

And 1 more.

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