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さんさんぐゎ【香香小・香々小】 : sansangwa | define meaning

sansangwa

Pronunciation: [san̩saŋ̍ɡʷa]

Definition

Noun

Brothel; brothel room

Etymology

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「さんさんぐわ」香々小、辻ノ貸座敷ノ名さんさんハ福建（支那）音ナリト云フ".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	香香小香々小
Kana	さんさんぐゎ
New Okinawa Moji	さんさん徭
Romanization	sansangwa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[san̩saŋ̍ɡʷa]

意味：かしざしき【貸座敷】

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香香小

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, June 17). さんさんぐゎ【香香小・香々小】 : sansangwa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7231/sansangwa/.