(collective) the five ranks of 爵 (shaku, “peerage”) in feudal China, bestowed on 諸侯 (shokō, “princes”) (sons, brothers, nephews, male cousins, etc.) of the 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”), later used as East Asian equivalents to European ranks

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

a female peddler

schoolgirl

(dated, literary, rare) female friend

Jurchen; Jurchens (a Tungusic people who inhabited the region of Manchuria until the 17th century, when they adopted the name Manchu)

(history) a female 傀儡子 (kugutsushi, “wandering street puppeteer”) / Synonym of 傀儡 (kugutsu, “prostitute”)