also: しこめ · ぶおんな
noun
ugly woman; unattractive woman
A direct, somewhat blunt term for a physically unattractive woman. Can be insulting; use with caution.
彼は彼女のことを醜女だと陰で言っていた。
He was calling her an ugly woman behind her back.
noun
female demon
Only with reading しこめ
Archaic term for a demoness or monstrous female spirit, found in classical literature and folklore. The reading しこめ is specific to this sense.
古事記には、黄泉の国で醜女が追いかけてくる場面がある。
In the Kojiki, there is a scene where a female demon (しこめ) chases after him in the land of the dead.
Gikun/jukujikun reading; a non-standard way to read the kanji, occasionally encountered in older or literary contexts.
The kanji 醜 means 'ugly' and 女 means 'woman'. The reading しゅうじょ is the standard on'yomi. The reading しこめ is archaic and its derivation is uncertain, possibly related to しこ (ugly) + め (woman). The reading ぶおんな is a gikun/jukujikun reading combining 醜 (bu, from 醜い) and 女 (onna).