芸げい娼しょう妓ぎ

noun

geisha and prostitutes

Collective term for geisha and prostitutes, often used in historical or legal contexts. Not a common everyday word.

See also: 芸妓 · 娼妓

• 明めい治じ時じ代だいの法ほう律りつでは、芸げい娼しょう妓ぎは特とく定ていの区く域いきに制せい限げんされていた。

  Under Meiji-era laws, geisha and prostitutes were restricted to designated districts.