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    3. 妾

    妾

    妾めかけ

    concubine

    NTFamily & RelationshipsKanji8 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    めかけそばめわらわ

    On'yomi

    ショウ

    concubine

    立女

    亠
    立
    女

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    侫嬖姉妨妄委妻音嬖妻姉妥妄妨侫姜

    Concepts using this kanji

    妾出

    illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)

    外妾

    foreigner's mistress

    妾宅

    house in which a mistress is kept

    男妾

    male paramour

    妾奉公

    serving as a concubine

    妻妾

    one's wife and mistress(es)

    洋妾

    Westerner's mistress

    愛妾

    beloved concubine

    一盗二婢三妾四妓五妻

    (the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife

    蓄妾

    keeping a mistress (concubine)

    妾腹

    illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)

    妾

    I

    侍妾

    concubine

    嬖妾

    beloved concubine

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    • 妾
    • 妾腹
    • 妻妾
    • 男妾
    • 妾出
    • 妾宅
    • 蓄妾
    • 外妾
    • 洋妾
    • 妾奉公
    • 一盗二婢三妾四妓五妻
    • 侍妾
    • 嬖妾

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