相模女

Japanese
Kanji in this term
相 模 女
さがみ おんな
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jukujikun kun’yomi

Alternative forms
  • (abbreviation) 相模 (Sagami)

Etymology

Compound of 相模(さがみ) (Sagami, “Sagami”, ancient province) + 女(おんな) (onna, “female”). Literally, “Sagami woman”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sa̠ɡa̠mʲi õ̞nːa̠]

Noun

相模(さがみ)女(おんな) • (Sagami onna) ←さがみをんな (Sagami wonna)?

  1. (historical) woman from Sagami Province who went to Edo for employment; they were known for their eroticism in genres such as senryū
  2. (slang) lewd, promiscuous lady
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