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芸者上がり (げいしゃあがり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

芸げい者しゃ上あがり

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Meanings

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noun

ex-geisha; former geisha

Refers to a woman who was once a geisha but has since left the profession, often implying she retains certain skills or refinement.

彼かの女じょは芸げい者しゃ上あがりの料りょう理り人にんだ。
She is a former geisha turned chef.
芸げい者しゃ上あがりの女じょ性せいは立たち居い振ふ

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舞ま

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美うつく

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。

A woman who is an ex-geisha has graceful deportment.

Written forms

芸げい者しゃ上あがり
Standard kanji spelling.
芸げい者しゃあがり
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common in informal writing.
芸げい者しゃ上あがり
Variant kanji spelling using 上り.
芸げい者しゃ上あがり
Abbreviated spelling; rarely used.
藝げい者しゃ上あがり
Old character form (kyūjitai).
藝げい者しゃ上あがり
Old character form (kyūjitai) with 上り.

Kanji

芸technique, art, craft
者someone, person
上above, up
藝

Similar words

芸げい者しゃ
Refers to a current geisha, while 芸者上がり specifically denotes a former geisha.
元もと芸げい者しゃ
Also means 'former geisha,' but 芸者上がり often carries a nuance of having transitioned to another role or status.

Etymology

Compound of 芸者 (geisha) and 上がり (agari, 'having finished' or 'former'), from the verb 上がる (agaru, 'to rise' or 'to finish').

art, craft, performance