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新造
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 新造.
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Entry
1
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
construction; building
2
newly built ship; new boat
3
Dated term
(another's) wife (usu. young)
4
Dated term
young, unmarried woman
5
Obsolete term
wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
6
Archaic
young prostitute who has just started working (as an assistant to an older prostitute)
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