にょしょう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of にょしょう – see the following entries.

【女性】 [noun] (rare, dated) a woman

【女将】 [noun] a proprietress, a female proprietor, a landlady (as of an inn or restaurant) [noun] a female military officer

(This term, にょしょう (nyoshō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)