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隠し女 (kakushionna) Japanese meaning: secret mistress | Kotomora

隠かくし女おんな

also: かくしめ

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Meanings

1

secret mistress; hidden lover

archaic

Archaic term for a woman kept secretly as a mistress or lover, often in historical or literary contexts.

江え戸ど時じ代だいの文ぶん献けんには、大だい名みょうの隠かくし

女おんな

に

つい

て

の

記き

述じゅつ

が

ある

。

In Edo-period documents, there are descriptions of a daimyo's secret mistress.

Kanji

隠conceal, hide, cover
女woman, female

Related words

愛あい人じん
Modern neutral term for a lover or mistress, without the archaic or secretive nuance of 隠し女.
妾めかけ
Historical term for a concubine or kept woman; more formal and institutional than the secretive 隠し女.

Built from

隠かくす+女おんな

Written forms

隠し女
- かくしおんな
  Standard kanji form for the reading かくしおんな.
- かくしめ
  Alternate reading かくしめ is archaic and rarely used.
かくしめ

Etymology

Compound of 隠し (kakushi, 'hidden') + 女 (onna/me, 'woman'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows a common pattern for describing concealed relationships in pre-modern Japanese.