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ろう
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat)
2. becoming more experienced with age; social status based on this experience
Alt. forms
臈ろう
ろう
Pitch accent
ろ
う
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
court lady; noblewoman
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
to be elegant (usu. of a woman); to be graceful; to be refined; to become well-experienced; to mature
long time; long years of service