妾 — kanji meaning “concubine”
妾
concubine
- Meanings
- concubine
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- めかけ、そばめ、わらわ
- Strokes
- 8
- Classical radical
- 38
- Chinese reading
- qiè — Chinese character page
Words with 妾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愛妾 | あいしょう aishou | beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun) |
| 妾腹 | しょうふく shoufuku | illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress) |
| 妻妾 | さいしょう saishou | one's wife and mistress(es) |
| 男妾 | だんしょう danshou | male paramour |
| 妾出 | しょうしゅつ shoushutsu | illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress) |
| 妾宅 | しょうたく shoutaku | house in which a mistress is kept |
| 蓄妾 | ちくしょう chikushou | keeping a mistress (concubine) |
| 外妾 | がいしょう gaishou | foreigner's mistress |
| 洋妾 | ようしょう youshou | Westerner's mistress |
| 妾奉公 | めかけぼうこう mekakeboukou | serving as a concubine |
| 侍妾 | じしょう jishou | concubine; mistress |
| 嬖妾 | へいしょう heishou | beloved concubine; favorite mistress |
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