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おつぼね
Meanings
Archaic
Noun
1. court lady with her own private chamber or office
2. low-class prostitute (Edo period)
Alt. forms
オツボネ
おつぼね
御お局つぼね
Pitch accent
お
つぼね
お
つ
ぼね
Used in: 8
Composed of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion