弦げん妓ぎげんぎじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1noungeisha; female entertainer (shamisen player)rare termRare historical term for a woman who earns her living by entertaining, especially by playing the shamisen. Compare with 歌妓 (female singer).See also: 歌妓江え戸ど時じ代だいの文ぶん献けんには「弦げん妓ぎ」という言こと葉ばが時とき折おり見みられる。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe word 弦妓 occasionally appears in Edo-period documents.
