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Where does “女物” come from?

女物 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 物, from Japanese 物言い, from Japanese 物言う — to talk.

女物 (Japanese): women's goods; alternative for 女能 : a noh play...

Definitions

  1. women's goods; alternative for 女能 : a noh play...

Ancestry of “女物”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese物thing; story, genre
2Japanese物言い—
3Japanese物言うto talk
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