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karayuki-san

karayuki-san noun: a Japanese girl from a poor agricultural region who was sent abroad to work as a prostitute.

Noun

karayuki-san (plural karayuki-san or karayuki-sans)

  1. (historical) A Japanese girl from a poor agricultural region who was sent abroad to work as a prostitute.

Forms of karayuki-san

pluralkarayuki-san
pluralkarayuki-sans

Origin of karayuki-san

Borrowed from Japanese 唐行(からゆ)きさん (karayuki-san, “Ms. Gone-to-China/abroad”).

Words formed from karayuki-san

Questions about karayuki-san

What does karayuki-san mean?
Karayuki-san means a Japanese girl from a poor agricultural region who was sent abroad to work as a prostitute.
What part of speech is karayuki-san?
Karayuki-san is a noun.
What is the plural of karayuki-san?
The plural of karayuki-san is karayuki-san.

Words near karayuki-san in the dictionary

  1. Karavostasi
  2. Karawa
  3. Karawanks
  4. karaya gum
  5. karaya gums
  6. karayuki-san
  7. karayuki-sans
  8. Karbala
  9. Karbala'
  10. karbaree
  11. karbarees

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