青線

Japanese

Kanji in this term
青 線
あお
Grade: 1 		せん
Grade: 2
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
靑線 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あおせん [àóséń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠o̞sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

青(あお)線(せん) • (aosen) ←あをせん (awosen)?

  1. blue line
  2. (historical) Short for 青線地帯(あおせんちたい) (aosenchitai): Aosen (districts in Japan where prostitution and the sex industry flourished)

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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