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尼
Hiragana
あま
Noun
derogatory
Japanese Meaning
尼とは、出家して仏門に入った女性のこと。また、俗に、女性を卑しめていう語としても用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ぶっきょうのおてらでくらすおんなのひと。ひとをわるくいういいかたでおんなにいうこともある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
尼姑；比丘尼 / （贬）女人
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
尼姑；比丘尼 / （貶）女人
Korean Meaning
비구니 / 여자(경멸적)
Indonesian
biarawati (Buddhis) / sebutan kasar untuk perempuan
Vietnamese Meaning
ni cô; sư cô (nữ tu Phật giáo) / (miệt thị) đàn bà; mụ đàn bà
Tagalog Meaning
mongha (Budista) / babae (mapanlait)
Sense（1）
nun
Sense（2）
(derogatory) woman
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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尼
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She decided to become a nun.
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彼女は尼になることを決めました。
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