醜女

醜女

1. ugly woman

• 嫫母 (mómǔ)
• (Cantonese) 豬扒／猪扒 (zhūpá)

Compound of 醜 (bu, “ugly”) +‎ 女 (onna, “woman”).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ぶお​んな [bùóꜜǹnà] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝõ̞nːa̠]

醜女 (hiragana ぶおんな, rōmaji buonna, historical hiragana ぶをんな)

1. an ugly woman

For the generic “ugly woman” sense, the buonna reading may be more common. The shikome reading carries overtones of supernatural terror, and may be perceived as somewhat old-fashioned. The shūjo reading is the least common, and may be the most stilted; it is also the most negative of the three readings.

• 醜女 (しこめ) (shikome) (see below)
• 醜 (しゅう)女 (じょ) (shūjo) (see below)
• 醜 (しゅう)婦 (ふ) (shūfu)
• ぶす (busu)
• おかちめんこ (okachimenko)

Compound of 醜 (shiko, “ugly; ferocious”) +‎ 女 (me, “woman”).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しこめ [shìkómé] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕiko̞me̞]

醜女 (hiragana しこめ, rōmaji shikome)

1. an ugly demon-woman or hag from the underworld
   • 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 1, page 44-45:

     醜女 日本紀私紀云、醜女、志古女、欽明或説黄泉之鬼也、今世人爲恐小兒稱許々女者此語之訛也。

2. an ugly woman

For the generic “ugly woman” sense, the buonna reading may be more common. The shikome reading carries overtones of supernatural terror, and may be perceived as somewhat old-fashioned. The shūjo reading is the least common, and may be the most stilted; it is also the most negative of the three readings.

(ugly woman):

• 醜女 (ぶおんな) (buonna) (see above)
• 醜 (しゅう)女 (じょ) (shūjo) (see below)
• 醜 (しゅう)婦 (ふ) (shūfu)
• ぶす (busu)
• おかちめんこ (okachimenko)

• 美 (び)女 (じょ) (bijo): beautiful woman
• 醜男 (ぶおとこ) (buotoko): ugly man

From Middle Chinese compound 醜女 (tsyhuw^X nrjo^X, literally “ugly + woman”). Compare modern Mandarin reading chǒu nǚ.

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) しゅ​うじょ [shúꜜùjò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝːʑo̞]

醜女 (hiragana しゅうじょ, rōmaji shūjo, historical hiragana しうぢよ)

1. an ugly woman

For the generic “ugly woman” sense, the buonna reading may be more common. The shikome reading carries overtones of supernatural terror, and may be perceived as somewhat old-fashioned. The shūjo reading is the least common, and may be the most stilted; it is also the most negative of the three readings.

• 醜女 (しこめ) (shikome) (see above)
• 醜 (しゅう)女 (じょ) (shūjo) (see above)
• 醜 (しゅう)婦 (ふ) (shūfu)
• ぶす (busu)
• おかちめんこ (okachimenko)

• Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.