じゅ

noun

  1. multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand. Abbreviation.
  2. female prostitute who carried multi-tiered food boxes about and peddled foodstuffs (Meiwa and Anei eras). Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
じゅ
提げ重 さげじゅう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

propose, take along, carry in hand
テイ ダイ さ.げる (5th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
just so, this, right
ゼ これ シ (7th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ ショ ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)