Crying woman - Nakionna

Japanese: 泣女 - なきおんな

〘 noun 〙 A woman who ceremonially cries at funerals. There are cases where a close relative or a hired cry is involved, and the latter are called "Issho Naki" (one sho cry) or "Nisho Naki" (two sho cry) depending on the amount of rice given as a token of gratitude. Nakime. *Kabuki, Hokakematsu Narita Toshiken (1823) Taisho: "Well, you're a maid at weddings, and a crying woman at funerals. Either way, you're playing two roles."

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Japanese:

〘名〙葬式のときに、儀礼的に泣く女性。近親者の場合と雇い泣きとがあり、雇い泣きは、その謝礼の米の量により一升泣き、二升泣きなどの称があった。なきめ。※歌舞伎・法懸松成田利剣（1823）大切「ハテ、貴様は婚礼なれば待女郎、葬礼ならば泣(ナ)き女(ヲンナ)、どちらへ廻っても二役だよ」

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