How to say karayuki-san in Japanese

からゆきさんkarayukisan《唐行きさん・唐行き様・唐行様》

noun:

  • karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa) ➜ 唐行き【からゆき】

Example Sentences

例えばtatoeba、大阪oosakaはhaサンフランシスコSANFURANSHISUKOのno姉妹都市shimaitoshiですdesu。
For example, Osaka is the sister city of San Francisco.
彼女kanojoはhaボストンBOSUTONからkaraシカゴSHIKAGO経由keiyuでdeサンフランシスコSANFURANSHISUKOへhe旅行ryokouしたshita。
She traveled from Boston to San Francisco via Chicago.
徒歩toho旅行者ryokoushaたちtachiはhaボストンBOSUTONをwo出発しshuppatsushi６カ月kagetsu後goにniサンフランシスコSANFURANSHISUKOにni到着touchakuしたshita。
The walkers set out from Boston and reached San Francisco six months later.
弟otoutoはhaサンディエゴSANDEIEGOにni住んでいますsundeimasu。
My brother is living in San Diego.
船funeはha今日kyouのno夕方yuugataサンフランシスコSANFURANSHISUKOにni入国nyuukokuするsuru。
The ship is arriving in San Francisco this evening.

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