Chinese

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ardent; intense; split
ardent; intense; split; crack; rend
 
female; woman; daughter
trad. (烈女)
simp. #(烈女)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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烈女

  1. heroine, female martyr
  2. (neo-Confucianism) a woman who commits suicide after her husband or fiancé's death rather than remarry, or who dies preserving her chastity

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
れつ
Grade: S
じょ
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

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(れつ)(じょ) (retsujo

  1. faithful woman with a strong will
    • 1920, 菊池寛, 真珠夫人:
      瑠璃子(るりこ)は、昂然(こうぜん)現代(げんだい)烈女(れつじょ)()つてもいゝやうに、(うつく)しく(いさ)ましかつた。
      Ruriko wa, kōzen to gendai no retsujo to itte mo ii yō ni, utsukushiku isamashikatta.
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