ひも

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ひも – see the following entry.
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[noun] string, cord, laces
[noun] (often kana) restrictions, conditions
[noun] pimp (man who financially relies on managing prostitutes)
[noun] freeloader (one who financially relies on another person)
[noun] (shellfish, malacology) mantle
[noun] (food) intestine, chitterlings
(This term, ひも (himo), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ひも, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひも.