遊ゆう郭かく

noun

red-light district; licensed pleasure quarter

Historical term for a government-licensed district where brothels and teahouses operated, especially in the Edo period. In modern contexts, it refers to such historical areas or is used metaphorically.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、吉よし原わらは有ゆう名めいな遊ゆう郭かくだった。

  In the Edo period, Yoshiwara was a famous red-light district.

• この小しょう説せつは遊ゆう郭かくを舞ぶ台たいにしている。

  This novel is set in a licensed pleasure quarter.