こ文も字じ

noun

koi carp

Archaic female language term for 鯉 (koi). Used historically in women's speech to avoid direct mention of the fish.

See also: 鯉

• 昔むかしの女にょう房ぼう詞ことばでは、鯉こいのことを「こ文も字じ」と呼よんだ。

  In old court ladies' language, koi carp was called 'komoji'.

noun

flour

Archaic female language term for 小麦粉 (komugiko, flour). Part of the same historical women's speech register.

See also: 小麦粉

• 「こ文も字じ」は、かつて女じょ性せいが小こ麦むぎ粉こを指さして使つかった言こと葉ばだ。

  'Komoji' was a word women once used to refer to flour.