妾

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妾

noun ショウ · めかけ · そばめ · わらわ

（めかけ）正妻以外で、妻同様に扶養する女性。
（わらわ）女性の古い謙称。

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concubine a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {妾},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%A6%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}