Meanings
Readings
Common Words
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period)
female servant for a samurai family
lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
Buddhism
year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat)
becoming more experienced with age; social status based on this experience
to be elegant (usu. of a woman); to be graceful; to be refined
to become well-experienced; to mature
to become skilled through years of experience
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