白しら拍びょう子し

noun

dancing girl (late Heian period)

Historical term for a female entertainer who performed songs and dances, often dressed in men's clothing, during the late Heian period.

• 白しら拍びょう子しは平へい安あん末まっ期きに流りゅう行こうした女じょ性せいの芸げい能のう者しゃである。

  Shirabyōshi were female entertainers popular at the end of the Heian period.

noun

prostitute

By extension, the term also referred to prostitutes, as some shirabyōshi engaged in prostitution.

• 白しら拍びょう子しは遊ゆう女じょとしても知しられていた。

  Shirabyōshi were also known as prostitutes.

noun

tempo in gagaku

In the context of gagaku (traditional court music), 白拍子 refers to a specific tempo or rhythmic pattern.

See also: 雅楽 (ががく)

• 雅が楽がくにおける白しら拍びょう子しは、特とく定ていのテンポを指さす。

  In gagaku, shirabyōshi refers to a specific tempo.