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御
お
局
つぼね
Meanings
Archaic
Noun
1. court lady with her own private chamber or office
2. low-class prostitute (Edo period)
Alt. forms
オツボネ
おつぼね
御
お
局
つぼね
Kanji used
御
honorable
局
bureau
Pitch accent
お
つぼね
お
つ
ぼね
Used in: 1
Composed of
御
お
honorific/polite/humble prefix
局
つぼね
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period);
(arch.)
room for a very low class prostitute;
(arch.)
very low class prostitute
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
御
お
局
つぼね
様
さま
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion