JMdict: 1795680
里言葉 【さとことば】
- [n] countryside dialect
- [n] sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
里 | Ri, Village, Parent's Home, League | リ | さと | 2 |
言 | Say, Word | ゲン, ゴン | い.う, こと | 2 |
葉 | Leaf, Plane, Lobe, Needle, Blade, Spear, Counter For Flat Things, Fragment, Piece | ヨウ | は | 3 |