妾

Dated term

mistress; kept woman; concubine

beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)

illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)

house in which a mistress is kept

one's wife and mistress(es)

male paramour

手掛け／手懸け／手掛／手懸 only

handle

Dated term; Also written as 妾女

mistress; kept woman; concubine

concubine; mistress

serving as a concubine

foreigner's mistress

keeping a mistress (concubine)

illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)

Proverb

(the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife

Obsolete term; Derogatory

Westerner's mistress

Humble

I; me

Common noun

mistress; kept woman; concubine

Archaic; Humble; Female; Pronoun

I; me

beloved concubine; favorite mistress