雛すう妓ぎ

noun

child geisha; geisha apprentice

Historical term for a young girl training to become a geisha, roughly equivalent to 半玉 (hangyoku) in some regions. Not used in modern contexts except when discussing the past.

See also: 半玉

• 明めい治じ時じ代だいには、すうぎと呼よばれる少しょう女じょたちが芸げい妓ぎになるための修しゅう業ぎょうをしていた。

  In the Meiji period, girls called suugi underwent training to become geisha.