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    3. 比丘尼

    比丘尼

    比び丘く尼に

    bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    びくに

    Noun

    1.
    bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
    2.
    travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods)
    historical term
    3.
    lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period)
    historical term
    4.
    female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
    abbreviationhistorical term

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    Kanji that make up this word

    比
    くら.べる…(3)
    compare・race・ratio・Philippines
    丘
    おか…(2)
    hill・knoll
    尼
    あま…(1)
    nun
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