Word details
からゆきさん
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word からゆきさん.
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Entry
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karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
唐
T'ang, China, foreign
10 strokesFrequency 1,727JLPT N1Grade 8
On
トウ
Kun
から
Nanori
かろたん
行
going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
6 strokesFrequency 20JLPT N4Grade 2
On
コウギョウアン
Kun
い.くゆ.く-ゆ.き-ゆき-い.き-いきおこな.うおこ.なう
Nanori
いくなみなめみちゆきゆく
様
Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
14 strokesFrequency 493JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ヨウショウ
Kun
さまさん
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