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女中 [spec2,news2,nf42]
じょちゅう [spec2,news2,nf42]
1. [n] [dated,sens]
▶ maidservant
▶ housemaid
▶ maid
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1002110 お手伝いさん 1. maid
  ⇐ see: 2578350 端女【はしため】 1. female servant
2. [n] [sens]
▶ hostess (in a ryokan)
▶ waitress (in a traditional restaurant)
3. [n] [arch]
▶ court lady
4. [n] [hon,arch]
▶ lady



History:
6. A 2022-04-13 02:49:30  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2022-04-13 01:02:08  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, gg5
  Comments:
Added sense.
Sense 1 is quite dated.
  Diff:
@@ -18,0 +19 @@
+<misc>&dated;</misc>
@@ -19,0 +21,2 @@
+<gloss>maidservant</gloss>
+<gloss>housemaid</gloss>
@@ -21 +23,0 @@
-<gloss>female servant</gloss>
@@ -32,0 +35,6 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<misc>&hon;</misc>
+<misc>&arch;</misc>
+<gloss>lady</gloss>
4. A 2018-12-20 06:09:05  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2018-12-19 23:16:09  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs, meikyo
jwiki: "女中という呼称は廃れる傾向にあるが、その後も和風旅館や料亭などにおいて接客を行う(必ずしも住み込みとは限らない)女性を、女中と称することがある。これらの職業に対しては、仲居という呼称がより一般的に用いられている"
  Comments:
Added sense.
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1002110">お手伝いさん</xref>
@@ -20,0 +22,6 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<misc>&sens;</misc>
+<gloss>hostess (in a ryokan)</gloss>
+<gloss>waitress (in a traditional restaurant)</gloss>
2. A 2012-05-01 02:29:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5, etc.
  Diff:
@@ -18,1 +18,0 @@
-<misc>&arch;</misc>
@@ -23,0 +22,5 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<misc>&arch;</misc>
+<gloss>court lady</gloss>
+</sense>
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