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箱入り娘

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
箱 入 娘
はこ
Grade: 3 		い
Grade: 1 		むすめ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Consisting of 箱入り +‎ 娘. Literally "the daughter that is kept in the box".

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) はこいりむすめ [hàkóírímúꜜsùmè] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ko̞iɾʲimɯ̟sɨme̞]

Noun

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箱(はこ)入(い)り娘(むすめ) • (hakoirimusume) 

  1. girl who has led a sheltered life; naive girl; ingenue
  2. Klotski

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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