箱入り娘

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term
箱 入 娘
はこ
Grade: 3 		い
Grade: 1 		むすめ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Consisting of 箱入り +‎ 娘. Literally "the daughter that is kept in the box".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) はこいりむ​すめ [hàkóírímúꜜsùmè] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ko̞iɾʲimɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝme̞]

Noun[edit]

箱(はこ)入(い)り娘(むすめ) • (hakoirimusume) 

  1. girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; ingénue
  2. wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski

References[edit]

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