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karayuki-san en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 唐行(からゆ)きさん (karayuki-san, “Ms. Gone-to-China/abroad”).

Meanings

  1. (historical) A Japanese girl from a poor agricultural region who was sent abroad to work as a prostitute.

Forms

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karayuki-sans Number=Plur lexicographic
karayuki-san Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Japayuki-san