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嬬

嬬: mistress

mistress; weak (in names)
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Readings

On
ジュ
Kun
よわい

Seen almost only in the place name 嬬恋 (つまごい), where 嬬 is read つま, not ジュ.

Key words

嬬恋つまごいTsumagoi (place in Gunma)
嬬恋村つまごいむらTsumagoi Village
吾嬬あずまeastern Japan (old)

Example sentences

Tsumagoi Village in Gunma Prefecture is famous as a producer of highland cabbage.

Tsumagoi is a highland area spreading north of Mount Asama, and it is cool even in summer.

Some old books write the eastern provinces as 吾嬬, read Azuma.

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