Kanji 臈 year-end sacrifice, dried meat Related words 女にょう 房ぼう 女房 is a broader term for a court lady or a woman serving in a noble household, while 上臈 specifically denotes a high-ranking or senior court lady.
貴き 婦ふ 人じん 貴婦人 is a more general term for a noblewoman or lady of high social standing, not limited to court service.
Written forms 上じょう 臈ろう Usage 50%
Standard kanji form. The second character 臈 is a variant of 臘 , but 上臈 is the established spelling.
上﨟じょうろう Usage 50%
Variant kanji form using the character 﨟 (a simplified variant of 臈 ). Rarely encountered.
Etymology From 上 (high, upper) + 臈 (a term originally referring to a Buddhist monk's years of ascetic practice, later extended to mean seniority or rank). The combination refers to a person of high rank or seniority, specifically a high-ranking court lady.
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