瞽女

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ごぜ
Hyōgaiji Grade: 1
jukujikun

Etymology[edit]

Clipping of 盲御前 (mekura-goze)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

瞽女(ごぜ) (goze

  1. (historical) a blind woman (often one who worked as a musician in Ancient Japan)

References[edit]

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN