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ロウ
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat)
2. becoming more experienced with age; social status based on this experience
Alt. forms
臈ろう
ロウ
Pitch accent
ロ
ウ
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
court lady; noblewoman
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
long time; long years of service