痴女

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
じょ
Grade: 1
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
癡女 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Appears to be a coinage within Japanese, as a compound of () (chi, stupid; mad) + (じょ) (jo, woman). First cited to 1900.[1]

Likely created by analogy with ()(かん) (chikan, stupid man), with the senses for both terms developing similarly towards a more sexual nature.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(じょ) (chijoちぢよ (tidyo)?

  1. [from 1900] (possibly archaic) a stupid woman
  2. [from 1900] female libertine
    Synonym: 浮気女 (uwaki onna, swinger (female))
  3. [from ???] slut, whore
    Synonym: やりまん (yariman)
  4. [from ???] (pornography) JAV theme where the actress depicts a sexually promiscuous character
    Synonym: 熟女 (jukujo, MILF)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 痴女”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006