下女

Chinese

		lower	female; woman; daughter
trad. (下女)		下	女
simp. #(下女)		下	女

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiànǚ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄋㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiànǚ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄋㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siànyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-nü³
    • Yale: syà-nyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahneu
    • Palladius: сянюй (sjanjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

下女

1. housemaid

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	女
しも Grade: 1	おんな Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
下	女
げ Grade: 1	じょ Grade: 1
goon	kan’on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げ​じょ [géꜜjò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡe̞ʑo̞]

Noun

下(げ)女(じょ) • (gejo) ^{←げぢょ (gedyo)?}
下(しも)女(おんな) • (shimoonna) ^{←しもをんな (simowonna)?}

1. a maidservant

   Synonyms: 女中 (jochū), 端女 (hashitame)

See also

• 下(げ)人(にん) (genin, “servant”)
• 下(しも)女(じょ)中(ちゅう) (shimojochū)
• 上(かみ)女(おんな) (kamionna)