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Where does “看板娘” come from?

看板娘 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 娘, from Japanese むすめ — 娘: girl; daughter.

看板娘 (Japanese): an attractive girl or young woman who stands...

Definitions

  1. an attractive girl or young woman who stands...

Ancestry of “看板娘”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese娘a daughter; Alternative spelling of 子
2Japaneseむすめ娘: girl; daughter
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