Search Terms: 郭*
    
Dictionary results(showing 5 results)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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purification, cleaning up, purging
Other readings:
                郭清【かくせい】
                noun
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common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
                カッコウ
、カッコー[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kana usage
 
noun
1.
district, quarter
2.
enclosure, area enclosed by earthwork
3.
red-light district
prefix, suffix
4.
wide and empty(only relevant for 廓)
Other readings:
                廓【かく】
、郭【くるわ】
、郭【かく】
、曲輪【くるわ】
                noun
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sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period), vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)(archaism, linguistics)
Other readings:
                廓言葉【くるわことば】
、郭詞【くるわことば】
、廓詞【くるわことば】
                Kanji results(showing 1 results)
Common kanji
enclosure, quarters, fortification, red-light district
                    KUN: 
                    - くるわkuruwa
 
ON: 
                    - カクkaku
 
Nanori: 
            - ひろhiro