女房詞

女房言葉

Reading

Kana: にょうぼうことば

Romaji: nyōboukotoba

Definition

noun

1

secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)

Kanji

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

房

Readings: ボウ、 ふさ

Meanings: tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room

詞

Reading: シ

Meanings: part of speech, words, poetry

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

葉

Readings: ヨウ、 は

Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece