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    3. 唐行き

    唐行き

    唐から行ゆき​

    karayuki-san

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsHistoryKanji Vocab20 strokes

    からゆき

    Noun

    1.
    karayuki-san, young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
    word usually written using kana alone

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    Characters that make up this word

    唐
    から…(3)
    T'ang・China・foreign
    Kanji
    行
    い.く・ゆ.く・-ゆ.き・-ゆき・-い.き・-いき…(11)
    going・journey・carry out・conduct・act…(3)
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
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