Definition of 身上がり (みあがり)
みあ
身上がり
みあがり
miagari
noun
•
taking a day off by paying one's own fee to one's master (of a prostitute; often in order to see her lover)
Other readings:
身揚がり【みあがり】
、身上り【みあがり】[1]
、身揚り【みあがり】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Related Kanji
| 身 | somebody, person, one's station in life |
| 上 | above, up |
| 揚 | raise, elevate, hoist, praise, extol, fry in deep fat |