Results, 廓言葉

郭言葉【くるわことばkuruwakotoba】廓言葉・郭詞・廓詞

noun:

  • sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period); vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period) - archaism - Linguistics term

Kanji definition:

廓

カクKAKU・くるわkuruwa・とりでtoride

enclosure; quarter; red-light district

Strokes:
14
Radical:
广 dotted cliff
SKIP:
3-3-10
UTF:
5ed3
JIS208:
19-39
Hangul:
확 [hwag] ・ 곽 [gwag]
Pinyin:
kuò
Stroke order:
Example words:
輪廓【りんかくrinkaku】
contour; outline; border; silhouette; / summary; outline; sketch; / looks; features; appearance
外廓【がいかくgaikaku】
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); / outline; contour
城廓【じょうかくjoukaku】
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
遊廓【ゆうかくyuukaku】
(licensed) red light district
一廓【いっかくikkaku】
one block; enclosure
言
常用２年JLPTN4

ゲンGEN・ゴンGON・いうi.u・ことkoto

say; word

Strokes:
7
Radical:
言訁 speech
SKIP:
2-1-6
UTF:
8a00
JIS208:
24-32
Nanori:
ときtoki
Hangul:
언 [eon]
Pinyin:
yán
Stroke order:
Example words:
言う【いうiu】
to say; to utter; to declare; / to name; to call; / to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
発言【はつげんhatsugen】
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
宣言【せんげんsengen】
declaration; proclamation; announcement
言葉【ことばkotoba】
language; dialect; / word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; / speech; (manner of) speaking; / learning to speak; language acquisition
証言【しょうげんshougen】
testimony; (verbal) evidence
葉
常用３年JLPTN3

ヨウYOU・はha

leaf; plane; lobe; needle; blade; spear; counter for flat things; fragment; piece

Strokes:
12
Radical:
艹艸䒑 grass
SKIP:
2-3-8
UTF:
8449
JIS208:
45-53
Nanori:
よyo・わwa
Hangul:
엽 [yeob] ・ 섭 [seob]
Pinyin:
xié / yè / shè
Stroke order:
Example words:
言葉【ことばkotoba】
language; dialect; / word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; / speech; (manner of) speaking; / learning to speak; language acquisition
葉【はha】
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
青葉【あおばaoba】
fresh leaves
話し言葉【はなしことばhanashikotoba】
spoken language; colloquial expression
枯れ葉【かれはkareha】
dead leaf; dry leaves

Kanji

廓

カクKAKU・くるわkuruwa・とりでtoride

enclosure; quarter; red-light district

言

ゲンGEN・ゴンGON・いうi.u・ことkoto

say; word


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