Chinese

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flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
street
trad. (花街)
simp. #(花街)

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Noun

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花街

  1. red-light district

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
はな
Grade: 1
まち
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Noun

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(はな)(まち) (hanamachi

  1. 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(ゆうじょ)遊客(ゆうかく)とを(じょ)する所以(ゆえん)のものは(まこと)(この)二者(にしゃ)こそは花街(はなまち)()ける大勢力(だいせいりょく)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

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
がい
Grade: 4
kan'on

Noun

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()(がい) (kagai

  1. a red-light district