じょ

noun

  1. prostitute (esp. Edo period).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょ
女郎 じょろう
じょ
女郎 じょろ
じょ
女郎
女郎 じょうろ
じょ
女臈 じょろう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
son, counter for sons
ロウ ろ リョウ (7th, N1)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant