Vocab Info

A3 Noun

(つぼね)court lady, lady-in-waiting (Heian period), separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period), room for a very low class prostitute

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        court lady (Heian period), lady-in-waiting

        Historical term
      2. 2.

        separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period)

        Historical term,

        See Also:

      3. 3.

        room for a very low class prostitute

        Archaic
      4. 4.

        very low class prostitute

        Archaic,

        See Also:

    All Forms

    局 【つぼね】

    Details

    • Audio

    • Netflix Top 1,800

    Examples

    --:--

      宮廷(きゅうてい)(ささ)える女性(じょせい)部屋(へや)(つぼね)だ。

      The room of the women who support the court is tsubone.

        彼女(かのじょ)(つぼね)で、あの貴人(きじん)(つか)えています。

        She is a court lady, serving that noble person.

        将軍家(しょうぐんけ)(つか)えている(つぼね)(たか)地位(ちい)にあります。

        The court lady serving the shogun's family holds a high position.

          彼女(かのじょ)(つぼね)であり、あの宮廷(きゅうてい)生活(せいかつ)をしているようです。

          It seems that she is a court lady and lives in that palace.

            (おお)きな建物(たてもの)(なか)臨時(りんじ)仕切(しき)って(つく)った部屋(へや)のことを(つぼね)(いう)うとか。

            It is said that a room temporarily partitioned off inside a large building is called a .

          • Get more example sentences!

            Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

          Self-Study Sentences

          Study your own way!

          Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.