(rare) The hiragana syllable ゐょ (wyo). Its equivalent in katakana is ヰョ (wyo).

The hiragana syllable ふょ (fyo). Its equivalent in katakana is フョ (fyo).

(slang) prison

(Kagoshima, Miyazaki) the elderly

愛女: beloved daughter

(linguistics) sound shift / (linguistics) sound shifts from Old Japanese to Modern Japanese, especially those which are preserved in historical kana usage.

a woman attendant in the imperial court; lady-in-waiting

(archaic) a woman attendant in the imperial court, きゅうじょ (kyūjo)

Alternative form of 女真 (“Jurchen”)

a female peddler