海女

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 2 Grade: 1
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
海女 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Unknown, but the same as 海人 (ama, male diver). The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Noun[edit]

海女(あま) (ama

  1. a female diver, especially for shellfish and seaweed

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Noun[edit]

海女 (haenyeo) (hangeul 해녀)

  1. Hanja form? of 해녀 (a female diver; Haenyeo).