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ツボネ
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting
2. separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period)
3. room for a very low class prostitute
4. very low class prostitute
Alt. forms
局つぼね
95%
ツボネ
3%
つぼね
1%
Pitch accent
ツ
ボネ
Used in: 2
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
(arch.) court lady with her own private chamber or office; low-class prostitute (Edo period)
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)