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    3. 吉原言葉

    吉原言葉

    吉よし原わら言こと葉ば

    sociolect used by prostitutes in the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsHistoryKanji Vocab35 strokes

    よしわらことば

    Noun

    1.
    sociolect used by prostitutes in the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period
    historical term

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    Kanji that make up this word

    吉
    よし…(9)
    good luck・joy・congratulations
    原
    はら…(6)
    meadow・original・primitive・field・plain…(3)
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    葉
    は…(3)
    leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)
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