めし
飯
た
炊
　
き
おんな
女

noun

  1. female cook, kitchenmaid.
  2. woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
めし
飯
た
炊
　
き
おんな
女
 飯炊き女 めしたきおんな

Contained Kanji Breakdown

meal, boiled rice
めし　ハン　いい (4th, N4)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
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
anti-
ハン　タン　そり (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
cook, boil
た.く　スイ　い (8th, N1)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)