しょう

noun

  1. concubine, mistress.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
侍妾 じしょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

waiter, samurai, wait upon
さむらい ジ はべ.る (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
concubine
そばめ ショウ めかけ (Kentei Pre-1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)