Word Meaning 名妓

めいぎ meigi

名妓 is read as めいぎ (meigi) and means famous geisha.

Meaning

English

  1. famous geisha
  2. talented geisha
  3. beautiful geisha

Reading

Kana

めいぎ

Romaji

meigi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

名目

めいもく

(under the) pretext (of)

名所

などころ

famous place

名詞

めいし

noun

名字

みょうじ

surname

名月

めいげつ

harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)

名義

めいぎ

moral duty

名門

めいもん

prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

名誉

めいよ

honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)

名称

めいしょう

name

名簿

めいぼ

register of names

名前

なまえ

name

名人

めいじん

The Master of Go (1951 novel by Yasunari Kawabata)

Example Sentences

1

えどじだいにはおおくのめいぎがいた。

There were many famous courtesans in the Edo period.