karayuki-san

noun

A Japanese girl from a poor agricultural region who was sent abroad to work as a prostitute.

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Meanings

nounkarayuki-san (plural karayuki-san or karayuki-sans)

plural karayuki-sans

  1. historicalA Japanese girl from a poor agricultural region who was sent abroad to work as a prostitute.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
prostitute

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 唐行(からゆ)きさん (karayuki-san, “Ms. Gone-to-China/abroad”).

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APA

karayuki-san. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karayuki-san

MLA

“karayuki-san.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karayuki-san. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “karayuki-san,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karayuki-san.

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