婢 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「女」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「女」
- On
- ヒ
- Kun
- はしため
- Meaning
- maidservant (historical)
Origin
Woman 女 with 卑 as phonetic: a woman in service; a word from the old status system.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 奴婢ぬひ
bondservants (historical)
- 下婢かひ
maidservant (historical)
Example
律令には奴婢の扱いが定められていた。
The old codes set out how bondservants were treated.
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