Definition of 唐行きさん (からゆきさん)
からゆ
唐行きさん
からゆきさん
karayukisan
noun
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karayuki-san, young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)(usually kana)
See also:唐行き (からゆき)
Other readings:
からゆきさん《唐行き様》
、からゆきさん《唐行様》
Related Kanji
| 唐 | T'ang, China, foreign |
| 行 | going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank |
| 様 | Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix |