(historical) suffixed to names of female figures in the Edo period

heavens, sky

(archaic) the sky, the heavens / where the smoke collects in an old kitchen using a wood-burning stove / a shelf or shelves above the stove / (archaic) heaven

(archaic) the sky, the heavens / (archaic) heaven / (archaic) the roof of a palace

the sky, the heavens / heaven / (Buddhist god) a deva or devi / (figuratively) the gods, providence, fate / (printing, of a page) the top margin

the sky, the heavens / heaven / Short for 天ぷら (tenpura).

a woman, a female adult person

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”)