情婦

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See also: 情妇

Chinese

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feeling; emotion; passion
feeling; emotion; passion; situation
 
woman
trad. (情婦)
simp. (情妇)

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Noun

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情婦

  1. mistress; paramour; the other woman

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 5

Grade: 5
goon kan'yōon

Etymology

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First cited to the early 1900s.[1]

Probably ultimately from Middle Chinese compound 情婦 (MC dzjeng bjuwX). Compare modern Mandarin 情婦情妇 (qíngfù).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じょう)() (jōfu

  1. (dated) a female lover, a female fling, a mistress

Usage notes

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Specifically refers to an extramarital female lover.[1]

Somewhat dated overtones. Often used to refer to a criminal's or player's lover;[1] compare English moll.

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN