JMdict: 1720470
新造 【しんぞう】
- [n,vs,vt] construction; building
- [n] newly built ship; new boat
- [n] (another's) wife (usu. young)
- [n] young, unmarried woman
- [n] wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
- [n] young prostitute who has just started working (as an assistant to an older prostitute)
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
---|---|---|---|
新 | New | シン | あたら.しい, あら.た, あら-, にい- |
造 | Create, Make, Structure, Physique | ゾウ | つく.る, つく.り, -づく.り |