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局つぼね
Meanings
Noun
1. court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period)
2. separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period)
3. room for a very low class prostitute
4. very low class prostitute
Alt. forms
局つぼね
78%
つぼね
18%
ツボネ
3%
Kanji used
局
bureau
Pitch accent
つ
ぼね
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
(arch.) court lady with her own private chamber or office; low-class prostitute (Edo period)
prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)