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おつぼね
様
さま
Meanings
Noun
Colloquialism
1. senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Alt. forms
お
局
つぼね
様
さま
86%
お
局
つぼね
さま
7%
おつぼね
様
さま
5%
御
お
局
つぼね
様
さま
Kanji used
様
-sama
Used in: 6
Composed of
おつぼね
(arch.)
court lady with her own private chamber or office; low-class prostitute (Edo period)
様
さま
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation