Pre-Level 1

Meaning

Kanji 妓

geisha

geisha, prostitute, singing girl, stretch

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
うたいめわざおぎ
Onyomi 音読み
Nanori 名乗り
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Showing 22 common entries

Showing 22 of 25 entries that include this kanji.

伎女

ぎじょ

woman entertainer

geisha

妓院

ぎいん

brothel

妓生

キーセン

kisaeng (Korean female entertainer)

妓夫

ぎゅう

pimp

妓楼

ぎろう

brothel

ぎゅう

cattle (Bos taurus)

歌舞伎

かぶき

kabuki

舞妓

まいこ

maiko

芸妓

げいぎ

geisha

愛妓

あいぎ

favored geisha

歌妓

かぎ

woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼女は有名な芸です。

She is a famous geisha.

古い街並みに舞が現れた。

A maiko appeared in the old streets.

江戸時代には多くの名がいた。

There were many famous courtesans in the Edo period.

彼女の所作は芸のように美しい。

Her movements are beautiful like a geisha's.

の修行はとても厳しい。

Maiko training is very strict.