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引かす (ひかす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
redeem debts (of a geisha) ; buy out a geisha's contract
Specifically refers to paying off the debts of a geisha or prostitute to free her from her obligations to her employer. This term is largely historical and associated with the Edo period and early modern Japan.
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In the Edo period, wealthy merchants would sometimes buy out geishas' contracts.
Written forms 引ひ かす Usage 28%
Standard kanji spelling; the verb is commonly used in historical or geisha-related contexts.
落籍ひか す Usage 44%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the characters literally mean 'remove from register', reflecting the act of paying off a geisha's debts to free her from her contract.
ひかす Usage 28%
Kanji 籍 enroll, domiciliary register, membership Etymology Compound of 引き (hiki, 'pulling') + 出す (dasu, 'to take out'), with the meaning of 'pulling someone out' of their contractual obligations. The kanji 落籍す literally means 'to remove from a register'.
