Define じょろう jorou Meaning ジョロウ
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じょろう (jorou・じょろう・ジョロウ)
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じょろう・じょろ・じょうろ【女郎・女臈】
(Noun)
- Prostitute (esp. Edo period)
じょろうや【女郎屋】
(Noun)
- Brothel
じょろうぐも・ジョロウグモ【女郎蜘蛛・絡新婦】
(Noun)
- Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider)
— Word usually written using kana alone
- Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider)
- Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)
ゆきじょろう【雪女郎】
(Noun)
- Snow woman
みせじょろう【見世女郎】
(Noun)
- Low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)
はしじょろう【端女郎】
(Noun)
- Low class licensed prostitute (Edo period)
じょろうかい・じょろかい【女郎買い・女郎買】
(Noun)
- Buying the services of a prostitute; Whoring
つぼねじょろう【局女郎】
(Noun)
- Prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
こうしじょろう【格子女郎】
(Noun)
- Prostitute of the second rank (below the taiyu) (Edo period)
さんちゃじょろう【散茶女郎】
(Noun)
- Prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)
うめちゃじょろう【埋茶女郎・梅茶女郎】
(Noun)
- Low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
うめちゃじょろう【埋茶造】
(Noun)
- Type of brothel in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
おおじょろうぐも・オオジョロウグモ【大女郎蜘蛛】
(Noun)
- Golden web spider (Nephila pilipes)
— Word usually written using kana alone