Kanji

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: concubine

Kunyomi: めかけ そばめ わらわ

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: woman, female

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ショウ mistress, kept woman, concubine, I, me

ショウシュツ illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)

アイショウ beloved concubine, favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)

ガイショウ foreigner's mistress

Kunyomi Examples

めかけ mistress, kept woman, concubine

しょうふく illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)

わらわ I, me