Chinese

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craft female; woman; daughter
trad. (伎女)
simp. #(伎女)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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伎女

  1. (historical, obsolete) female performing artist trained in music and/or dance (particularly in the court entertainments of China's dynastic period)

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
じょ
Grade: 1
goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
妓女

Noun

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()(じょ) (gijo

  1. (archaic) a female dancer trainer by the Imperial palace
  2. a female prostitute, generally also an entertainer

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(prostitute): See Thesaurus:娼婦

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