花街
Chinese edit
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
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trad. (花街) | 花 | 街 | |
simp. #(花街) | 花 | 街 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
花街
Synonyms edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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花 | 街 |
はな Grade: 1 |
まち Grade: 4 |
kun’yomi |
Noun edit
- a red-light district; a licensed quarter for geisha
- 1894, Edo hanamachi enkaku shi [History of the development of Edo hanamachi], page 23:
- 遊女と遊客とを叙する所以のものは誠に此二者こそは花街に於ける大勢力なれはゐり
- Yūjo to yūkaku to o josuru yuen no mono wa makotoni kono nisha koso wa hanamachi ni okeru daiseiryoku narehairi
- Since prostitutes and their customers certainly will associate, there is a great mutual necessity for hanamachi
- 遊女と遊客とを叙する所以のものは誠に此二者こそは花街に於ける大勢力なれはゐり
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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花 | 街 |
か Grade: 1 |
がい Grade: 4 |
kan’on |