n.; pl. geishaGeishas /plu>. [ Jap., art person. ] A Japanese singing and dancing girl, trained to provide entertainment and company for a man or group of men. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
[こ, ko](n, n-suf) (1) child; (2) (also 仔) young (animal); (3) (also 娘) young woman; young geisha; (4) offshoot; (5) (See 元も子もない) interest; (6) (abbr) (See 子株・2) new shares; (7) (arch) bird egg; (n-suf) (8) (after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of young women); (P)#443[Add to Longdo]
[ぎょく, gyoku](n) (1) (also formerly read as ごく) precious stone (esp. jade); (2) { food } egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); (3) stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; (4) (See 建玉) position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); (5) geisha; (6) (abbr) (See 玉代) time charge for a geisha; (7) (abbr) (See 玉将) king (shogi)#2007[Add to Longdo]
[たま, tama](n) (1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) (esp. 球) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸) bullet; (6) (esp. 球) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) (esp. 玉, 珠) bead (of an abacus); (9) (sl) (abbr) (esp. 玉) (See 金玉・きんたま) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) (esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derog) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n, n-suf) (14) (See 玉子・2) egg; (n-suf) (15) (usu. だま) coin; (16) precious; beautiful; excellent; (P)#2007[Add to Longdo]
[はこ(P);こう(匣), hako (P); kou ( kou )](n) (1) box; (2) car (of a train, etc.); (3) shamisen case; shamisen; (4) (arch) (See 箱屋) man who carries a geisha's shamisen; (5) (arch) receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); (P)#3163[Add to Longdo]
[あげる, ageru](v1, vt) (1) (See 手を挙げる・1) to raise; to elevate; (2) (See 髪を上げる) to do up (one's hair); (3) to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); (4) to land (a boat); (5) (揚げる only) to deep-fry; (6) to show someone (into a room); (7) (揚げる only) (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.); (8) to send someone (away); (9) to enrol (one's child in school) (enroll); (10) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); (11) (See 声を上げる) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); (12) to earn (something desirable); (13) to praise; (14) (usu. 挙げる) to give (an example, etc.); to cite; (15) (usu. 挙げる) to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); (16) (挙げる only) to arrest; (17) (挙げる only) to nominate; (18) (pol) to give; (19) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); (20) to bear (a child); (21) (usu. 挙げる) to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (v1, vi) (22) (of the tide) to come in; (v1, vi, vt) (23) to vomit; (aux-v) (24) (uk) (pol) (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else); (25) (See 作り上げる) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to complete; (26) (hum) (See 申し上げる・2) used after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility; (P)#5990[Add to Longdo]
[ねえさん(P);あねさん, neesan (P); anesan](n) (1) (hon) (usu. 姉さん) elder sister; (2) (vocative) young lady; (3) (usu. 姐さん) miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); (4) (usu. 姐さん) ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors); (P)#11025[Add to Longdo]
[だんな, danna](n) (1) master (of a house, shop, etc.); (2) husband (informal); (3) word used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status (sir, boss, master, governor); (4) (See パトロン・1) patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy; (5) { Buddh } (original meaning; usu. written as 檀那) (See 檀越, 檀家) alms; almsgiving; almsgiver; (P)#18713[Add to Longdo]
[おねえさん, oneesan](n) (1) (hon) (usu. お姉さん) (See 姉さん) elder sister; (2) (vocative) young lady; (3) (usu. お姐さん) miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); (4) (usu. お姐さん) ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors); (P)[Add to Longdo]
[patoron](n) (1) patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; financial supporter; (2) (See 芸者, 旦那) sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); (3) patron; master; manager; boss; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[おつとめ, otsutome](n) (1) (arch) (pol) one's business; (2) reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; (3) bargain; discount; (4) money paid to a prostitute or geisha[Add to Longdo]
[おしゃく, oshaku](n, vs) (1) pouring alcohol; (2) person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (3) (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl[Add to Longdo]
[ごしんとう;ごじんとう, goshintou ; gojintou](n) (1) (See 御灯, 神灯) light used as a religious offering; (2) paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)[Add to Longdo]
[くちがかかる, kuchigakakaru](exp, v5r) (1) to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); (2) (usu. as 〜の口が掛かる) to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)[Add to Longdo]
[しょうばいおんな, shoubaionna](n) (1) (See 商売人) woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); (2) woman who works in an adult entertainment business; (3) woman from the red-light district; demimondaine; prostitute[Add to Longdo]
[しょうばいにん, shoubainin](n) (1) merchant; trader; (2) expert (professional) in a given trade or profession; shrewd businessman; expert; (3) (See 商売女, 水商売) woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine[Add to Longdo]