Blue Wife - Aonyobo

Japanese: 青女房 - あおにょうぼう

〘Noun〙① A young and immature woman who serves in the Imperial Court or in the homes of aristocrats, or a woman of low status. ※Meigetsuki - December 2, 1204, "According to the Oshikoji Lady's family, Nijodono Aonyobo also _has _two children named."② The wife of a samurai of the sixth rank. ※Essays, Summer Mountain Chats (1741), 4 "The term Aonyobo refers to a samurai of the sixth rank. <Omitted> Aonyobo refers to the wives and ladies of the sixth rank samurai."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 宮中や貴族の家に仕えるまだ年若の未熟な女性、また、身分の低い女性。※明月記‐元久元年（1204）一二月二日「押小路女房家云、二条殿青女房又有_二御子之名_一」② 六位の侍の妻。※随筆・夏山雑談（1741）四「青侍と云は六位の侍の事也。〈略〉青女房とは六位侍の妻室女子等を云由也」

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