妓ぎ院いん

noun

brothel; licensed pleasure quarter establishment

Archaic term for a brothel or establishment in a licensed pleasure quarter, similar to 妓楼, 揚屋, 遊女屋, and 色茶屋. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.

See also: 妓楼 · 揚屋 · 遊女屋 · 色茶屋

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの妓ぎ院いんは、吉よし原わらなどの遊ゆう郭かくに集あつまっていた。

  During the Edo period, brothels were concentrated in licensed quarters like Yoshiwara.