The term Lotus Leaf Women is related to the Lotus Leaf Trade etymologically, and though it is just an assumption, there is a suggestion Lotus Leaf traders may have also have worked as prostitutes.
蓮の葉女と蓮の葉商いはその語源について繋がりがあり、諸説あるが蓮の葉商いが遊女としての側面を持っていたことが示唆される。