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[こ(小)·ま(間)·づか(使)·い]
komadukai
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[こ(小)·ま(間)·づかい(使)]
komadukai
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Root Words:

[こ(小)·ま(間) + つか(使)·い]
koma + tsukai

English Meaning(s) for 小間使い

noun
  1. maid; handmaid
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Definition and Synonyms for 小間使い

Chambermaid a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
Synonyms: 女中, 小間使い
Handmaid a personal maid or female attendant
Synonyms: 小間使い
Housemaid a female domestic
Synonyms: アマ, おさん, おなべ, ねえや, メイド, 下女, 下婢, 亜麻, 仲働き, 女中, 女衆, 婢, 家政婦, 小間使い, お手伝い, お手伝いさん, 水仕女, 端, 端女

Meanings for each kanji in 小間使い

» little; small
» interval; space
» use

Categories 小間使い is a member of

Domestic Help a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
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Housemaid a female domestic
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