端女

Japanese
Kanji in this term
端 女
はした
Grade: S		 め
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
端た女
はした女
婢
婢女

Etymology

端 (“fraction; small amount; petty; puny”) +‎ 女 (“female”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) はしため [hàshítámé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɕi̥ta̠me̞]

Noun

端(はした)女(め) • (hashitame) 

  1. Synonym of 下女 (gejo, “maidservant”)
    • 2003 October 22, Oh!great, “FIGHT:62”, in 天(てん)上(じょう)天(てん)下(げ) (天(てん)上(じょう)天(てん)下(げ)), volume 10 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      ……当主としての自覚が…足りませぬぞ　魍(もう)鬼(き)様…このような危険を冒(おか)して……妾(わらわ)のようなはした女(め)を…っ　妾(わらわ)のような…‼………魍(もう)鬼(き)様　よき士(さぶらい)になられましたな………
      ……Tōshu to shite no jikaku ga… Tarimasenu zo Mōki-sama… Kono yō na kiken o okashite…… warawa no yō na hashitame o…h Warawa no yō na…‼………Mōki-sama Yoki saburai ni nararemashita na………
      ……Watch yourself, sir, you're the head of the family now… it's not worth it, Mōki-sama… Getting yourself in harm's way like this…… for a lowly maid like me… like me…‼………Mōki-sama, you've grown into a good samurai…
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