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    3. 侍女

    侍女

    侍じ女じょ

    lady attendant

    KMT10News #39+1Ref L2NounHistoryKanji Vocab11 strokes

    じじょ

    Noun

    1.
    lady attendant, female servant, lady's maid, waiting maid

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    お姫ひめ様さまには何なん人にんかの侍じ女じょが仕つかえていた。

    The princess was served by several lady attendants.

    KMT6HistoryFamily & Relationships
    侍じ女じょたちは、貴き族ぞくの女じょ性せいの身 の回まわりの世せ話わをするのが主おもな仕し事ごとだった。

    The main job of the lady attendants was to take care of the personal needs of noblewomen.

    KMT10HistoryWork & Career
    宮きゅう廷ていの侍じ女じょたちは、主しゅ人じんの秘ひ密みつを知しる立たち場ばにあり、時ときには政せい治じにも影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

    Court lady attendants were in a position to know their masters' secrets and sometimes even influenced politics.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law
    日に本ほんの歴れき史しも物のが語たりには、主しゅ君くんに忠ちゅう実じつな侍じ女じょの逸いつ話わが多おおく登とう場じょうする。

    Many anecdotes of loyal lady attendants to their lords appear in Japanese historical tales.

    KMT10HistoryLiterature
    侍じ女じょの服ふく装そうや髪かみ型がたは、時じ代だいや身み分ぶんによって細こまかく定さだめられていた。

    The clothing and hairstyles of lady attendants were meticulously prescribed according to the era and social status.

    KMT10HistoryFashion & BeautyCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    侍
    さむらい・はべ.る…(3)
    waiter・samurai・wait upon・serve
    女
    おんな・め…(7)
    woman・female
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