遊ゆう君くん

noun

courtesan; high-class prostitute

Archaic term for a high-ranking prostitute in the Edo period, often associated with the pleasure quarters. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、遊ゆう君くんは吉よし原わらのような遊ゆう郭かくで働はたらいていた。

  In the Edo period, courtesans worked in pleasure quarters like Yoshiwara.