処女|しょじょshojo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nounvirgin (usu. female); maiden
- prenominal modifiervirgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity
- prenominal modifierdebut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
- SynonymバージンNeutralLoanword for a virgin, also used in the sense 'first'; 「バージンロード」 specifically refers to the aisle the bride walks down at a wedding.
- Synonym生娘きむすめNeutralOld-fashioned word for an unmarried virgin, a pure young girl; it stresses innocence and naivety.
- RelatedおぼこCasualOld-fashioned colloquial word for a naive girl innocent of the world, carrying a nuance of childish inexperience; 「処女」 is the neutral, formal term.
- Antonym非処女ひしょじょNeutralA woman with sexual experience; the direct opposite of 「処女」, a plainly descriptive term.
For 'virgin', the neutral, formal word is 「処女」, which also works as a prefix meaning 'first', as in 「処女作」 and 「処女航海」. The loanword 「バージン」 is common; 「未通女」 and 「生娘」 are old-fashioned; the opposite is 「非処女」.
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