妾 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「子」
道準1University / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「子」
- On
- ショウ
- Kun
- めかけ・そばめ・わらわ
- Meaning
- concubine
Origin
Woman with a mark of low standing: a woman of lesser status than the lawful wife.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 妾めかけ
concubine
- 愛妾あいしょう
a favoured concubine
Example
当時の身分制度と妾の立場を論じる。
We discuss the status system of the day and the position of concubines.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)