乙女
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 乙 | 女 |
| おと Grade: S |
め Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology[edit]
/woto2me1/ invalid IPA characters (21): [wotwome] → [wotome] → /otome/
Compound of おと (oto, cognate with Old Japanese verb 復つ otsu, “to become young”) + 女 (me, “girl, female”).[1][2] Contrasts with 男 (otoko, “man”, original meaning of “boy”).[1][2] See also 娘 (musume), 姫 (hime).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
乙女 (hiragana おとめ, rōmaji otome, historical hiragana をとめ)
- daughter
- virgin, maiden
- little girl, young lady
- 命短し、恋せよ乙女
- inochi mijikashi, koiseyo otome
- Life is short; fall in love.
- 命短し、恋せよ乙女
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Related terms[edit]
- 少女 (shōjo)
References[edit]
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- Japanese terms spelled with 女 read as め
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
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- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
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