芸げい子こ

noun

geisha

Kansai dialect term for a geisha, equivalent to 芸者 or 芸妓 in standard Japanese.

See also: 芸者 · 芸妓

• 京きょう都とでは芸げい子こさんがお座ざ敷しきに呼よばれることがある。

  In Kyoto, geiko-san are sometimes called to ozashiki parties.

noun

kabuki actor (esp. young)

Archaic term for a kabuki actor, especially a young one. No longer in common use.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、若わかい芸げい子こが舞ぶ台たいで人にん気きを博はくした。

  In the Edo period, young geiko (kabuki actors) gained popularity on stage.

noun

person accomplished in the arts

Archaic general term for a person skilled in traditional arts. Modern usage is limited to historical contexts.

• 彼かれは書しょや絵えに秀ひいでた芸げい子ことして知しられていた。

  He was known as a geiko accomplished in calligraphy and painting.