Blue woman - Seijo

Japanese: 青女 - せいじょ

〘Noun〙① A goddess who brings frost and snow. By extension, it means frost or snow. ※Shinsen Manyo (893-913), Vol. 1 "The green lady touches the frost on the chrysanthemums, the cold wind and cold air make the stamens fragrant." ※Jitaka Koki - Bunmei 15 (1483), November 5th "The green lady is like _snow , the white water begins to freeze, the cold makes her a ninja, who is extremely _formidable ." [Huainanzi - Tenmon Kun] ② A young woman who is unfamiliar with the world. A woman of low status. A young married woman. Or, a word used to describe one's wife in humility. *Gyokuyo - July 7th, 1175, ` _`O2 Nyobo Bureau (Close to the Imperial Palace) ₁ , Strong ₂ Bie, _Seonen Ichinoma, Jiji ₂ Touken _1' ' *Sanetaka Koji - November 23, 1497, ``Kujo Badson, Seimei, Kokyo, etc., Toshimitsu, Asahi, Shogun, Sekijumushi, Keido, etc.''

Ao-onna wo onna [blue woman]

〘 noun 〙① A young woman who is unfamiliar with the world. Also, an ordinary woman who does not serve the Imperial Court. ※Azuma Kagami - November 10, 1180 (Jishō 4) "I have given _Kasai Saburo _{Kiyoshige the villa} _in _Musashi Province, _and he is staying _at his house tonight. _Kiyoshige has ordered his wife to prepare _a _meal , but in fact _he _has not said _anything about it, _{and has} invited _a _young woman _from _elsewhere _. "② = Aonyobou (Blue Lady)① [Revised and Supplemented Japanese English Forest Collection (1886)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 霜・雪を降らすという女神。転じて、霜や雪をいう。※新撰万葉（893‐913）上「青女触来菊上霜、寒風寒気蘂芬芳」※実隆公記‐文明一五年（1483）一一月五日「霽、青女如_レ雪白水始結氷、寒威頗難_レ忍者也」〔淮南子‐天文訓〕② 年齢が若く世慣れない女。身分の低い女。あおおんな。また、年若い人妻。または、自分の妻をへりくだっていう。※玉葉‐承安五年（1175）七月七日「於_二女房局辺〈御所近〉_一、強_二姧其青女_一之間、事及_二闘諍_一」※実隆公記‐明応六年（1497）一一月二三日「九条愚息青女小恙云々、件脈躰事等俊通朝臣相語、積聚虫、血道等云々」

あお‐おんなあををんな【青女】

〘名〙① 年が若く、世なれない女。また、宮仕えをしない普通の女。※吾妻鏡‐治承四年（1180）一一月一〇日「以_二武蔵国丸子荘_一、賜_二葛西三郎清重_一、今夜御_二止宿彼宅_一、清重令_三妻女備_二御膳_一、但不_レ申_二其実_一、為_二入御結構_一自_二他所_一招_二青女_一之由言上云々」② ＝あおにょうぼう（青女房）①〔改正増補和英語林集成（1886）〕

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