傀儡女

Japanese
Kanji in this term
傀 儡 女
くぐつ め
Grade: 1
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun kun’yomi

Etymology

From 傀儡 (kugutsu, “puppet; puppeteer; prostitute”) +‎ 女 (me, “female”).

Noun

傀儡(くぐつ)女(め) • (kugutsume) 

  1. (historical) a female 傀儡子 (kugutsushi, “wandering street puppeteer”)
  2. a prostitute; a female puppeteer who engaged in prostitution
    Synonyms: 傀儡 (kugutsu), Thesaurus:娼婦 (Thesaurus:娼婦)
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