妓ぎ院いんじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounbrothel; licensed pleasure quarter establishmentarchaicArchaic 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.
