痴女

Japanese

Kanji in this term
痴	女
ち Grade: S	じょ Grade: 1
on’yomi	kan’on

Alternative spelling
癡女 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Appears to be a coinage within Japanese, as a compound of 痴(ち) (chi, “stupid; mad”) + 女(じょ) (jo, “woman”). First cited to 1900.

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ち​じょ [chíꜜjò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiʑo̞]

Noun

痴(ち)女(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

• 痴(ち)漢(かん) (chikan)