Word Meaning 歌妓

かぎ kagi

歌妓 is read as かぎ (kagi) and means woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen.

Meaning

English

  1. woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen
  2. geisha who sings at parties

Reading

Kana

かぎ

Romaji

kagi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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歌声

うたごえ

singing voice

うた

classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)

歌舞伎

かぶき

kabuki

歌手

かしゅ

singer

歌う

うたう

to sing

歌謡曲

かようきょく

(Western) pop song

歌会

うたかい

poetry party

歌姫

うたひめ

songstress

歌劇

かげき

opera

歌人

かじん

poet (of tanka poems)

歌留多

かるた

karuta

歌唱

かしょう

song