郎女

Japanese

Kanji in this term
郎	女
Grade: S	め Grade: 1
irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
郞女 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/iratume₁/ → /iratume/. Compound of いら (ira, “kinship”), つ (tsu, genitive marker), and 女 (me₁, “female”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iɾa̠t͡sɨme̞]

Noun

郎女(いらつめ) • (iratsume) 

1. a familiar or friendly term for a young woman

Antonyms

• 郎子 (iratsuko)

See also

• 郎姫 (iratsuhime)