遊女屋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遊	女	屋
ゆう Grade: 3	じょ Grade: 1	や Grade: 3
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːʑo̞ja̠]

Noun

遊(ゆう)女(じょ)屋(や) • (yūjoya) 

1. (dated, historical) a brothel, establishment offering prostitution; (especially) a legally licensed brothel

   Synonyms: 女郎屋 (jorōya), 青楼 (seirō), 妓楼 (girō)

See also

• 遊女(ゆうじょ) (yūjo, “prostitute”)
• Thesaurus:娼婦 (shōfu, “prostitute”)
• 遊女 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja