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比丘尼

びくにbikuni

noun

  1. bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
  2. travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods)
  3. lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period)
  4. female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences