Japanese

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 青線 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
あお
Grade: 1
せん
Grade: 2
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
靑線 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あお)(せん) (aosenあをせん (awosen)?

  1. blue line
  2. (historical) Short for 青線地帯(あおせんちたい) (aosenchitai): Aosen (districts in Japan where prostitution and the sex industry flourished)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN