red-light district; pleasure quarters
Refers to traditional entertainment and red-light districts, often associated with geisha, courtesans, and nightlife. Can also appear in compound words like 花柳界 (the world of geisha and courtesans).
In the Edo period, the world of the pleasure quarters was a strict class society.
She was a geisha who made a name for herself in the red-light district.
In his youth, he lived a life of pleasure in the geisha quarters.
遊郭 specifically denotes a licensed brothel district, whereas 花柳 has a broader, more literary sense covering the whole world of geisha and courtesans.
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha
sexually transmitted disease; venereal disease
red-light district
Compound of 花 (flower) and 柳 (willow), metaphorically referring to the beauty and grace of courtesans and geisha, as well as the transient nature of the pleasure quarters.