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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
しつ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こう)(しつ) (kōshitsu

  1. room at the back of a house, traditionally inhabited by the widow of the deceased head of household
  2. (metonymically) such a widow

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN