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karayuki-sans

karayuki-sans is the plural of karayuki-san.

Meaning of karayuki-san

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.

Questions about karayuki-sans

What is karayuki-sans the plural of?
Karayuki-sans is the plural of karayuki-san.

Words near karayuki-sans in the dictionary

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

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