Word Meaning 伎女

ぎじょ gijo

伎女 is read as ぎじょ (gijo) and means woman entertainer.

Meaning

English

woman entertainer
prostitute

Reading

Kana

ぎじょ

Romaji

gijo

Writing Variants

妓女ぎじょ gijo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 26444 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

女歌舞伎

おんなかぶき

girls' kabuki

遊女歌舞伎

ゆうじょかぶき

harlots' kabuki

伎

ぎ

technique

伎楽

ぎがく

gigaku (genre of masked drama-dance performance)

伎芸

ぎげい

performing art

醜女

しこめ

female demon

皇女

おうじょ

imperial princess

淑女

しゅくじょ

(female) pervert

侍女

じじょ

lady attendant

早乙女

さおとめ

young female rice planter

魔女

まじょ

witch

養女

ようじょ

adopted daughter