舞妓まいこ

noun

maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)

Specifically refers to young women training to become geisha in Kyoto. Distinct from geisha (芸者) and from hangyoku (半玉) in other regions.

See also: 芸者

• 京きょう都との花はな見み小こう路じで舞妓まいこさんを見みかけました。

  I saw a maiko on Hanamikoji Street in Kyoto.

• 舞妓まいこは芸げい者しゃになるために厳きびしい稽けい古こを積つむ。

  Maiko undergo rigorous training to become geisha.