Onoji name - Onojina

Japanese: おの字名 - おのじな

〘Noun〙 A name for a woman with "o" at the beginning, such as "Oume" or "Otake." The names of prostitutes such as "Oume" or "Otake" that are not stage names, especially in brothels. It is also often used as an amateur name after retiring from prostitution. An "onoji" name. *From the "Sakehon" Kokei Sansho (1787) "Among the three-character names for prostitutes, there are some with the character "ono" in them."

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Japanese:

〘名〙「お梅」「お竹」のように、頭に「お」を付けた婦人の呼び名。特に岡場所で源氏名(げんじな)でない「お梅」「お竹」の類の遊女名。また一般に遊女を廃業してからの素人名にいうことが多い。おのじの名。※洒落本・古契三娼（1787）「女郎しゅの名に三字名(さんじな)の中に、おの字名がござりやす」

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