里言葉

さとことば

Also written 里ことば, 里詞

Meanings

1. Noun countryside dialect
2. sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period

Kanji

• 里 hamlet. Read as さと.
• 言 say. Read as こと.
• 葉 leaf. Read as は.

Word lists

• Linguistics

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists