傾城・契情|けいせいkeisei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounbeauty; siren
2. nouncourtesan; prostitute

• Synonym美人びじんNeutralThe everyday, most common word for a beautiful woman; it describes looks plainly, without the exaggerated 'topples a state' image of 「傾城」.
• Synonym美女びじょNeutralAlso a neutral word for a beautiful woman, largely interchangeable with 「美人」; like 「美人」, it has none of 「傾城」's exaggerated, state-toppling flavor.
• Synonym小町こまちCasualColloquial, as in 「小町美人」: a woman famed as the beauty of her area, like 「秋田小町」.
• Synonym佳人かじんWrittenA written, literary word for a beautiful woman, with an elegant Sino-Japanese flavor.
• Synonym美姫びきWrittenA written word for a beautiful princess or, more broadly, a beautiful woman.
• Synonym尤物ゆうぶつWrittenA written term for something outstanding of its kind, or a woman of exceptional beauty.
• Synonym麗人れいじんWrittenA written word for a woman of refined, striking looks, as in 「男装の麗人」.
• SynonymべっぴんCasualColloquial, with a Kansai flavor: a warm, friendly way to call a woman pretty.
• Related娼婦しょうふWrittenA written, neutral term for a woman who sells her body for a living.
• Related売春婦ばいしゅんふWrittenA written, legal and social term for a woman who engages in prostitution as her work.
• Related遊女ゆうじょWrittenA written word for the courtesans of old post towns and licensed pleasure quarters.
• Related傾国けいこくWrittenA written word of the same origin as 「傾城」: a peerless beauty, or a courtesan.
• Related花魁おいらんWrittenA written term for the high-ranking courtesans of the Yoshiwara and other Edo-period pleasure quarters.
• Related淫女いんじょWrittenA rare written word for a lewd woman, derogatory in tone.
• RelatedあばずれCasualA colloquial insult for a shameless woman of bad conduct; said with contempt.
• Relatedあばずれ女あばずれおんなCasualA colloquial insult for a woman who flirts and toys with men to attract their attention.
• Related淫売いんばいWrittenA written, derogatory word: prostitution itself, or a woman who sells herself.
• Related淫婦いんぷWrittenA rare written word for a dissolute, lewd woman, strongly derogatory.
• Related売女ばいたCasualColloquial vulgar abuse for a prostitute or loose woman; extremely offensive.
• Related遊君ゆうくんWrittenA rare, elegant old name for a courtesan.
• Related白拍子しらびょうしWrittenA written term for the dancing female entertainers of the late Heian period.

「傾城」 is classical: it first meant a beauty so ravishing she could topple a state, and later came to cover courtesans too. For an ordinary beautiful woman, say 「美人」 or 「美女」; for a high-ranking courtesan, 「花魁」. The other beauty terms — 「小町」, 「佳人」, 「美姫」, 「尤物」, 「麗人」, 「別嬪」 — differ mainly in register and nuance. For prostitutes, 「娼婦」, 「売春婦」 and 「遊女」 are neutral written words, while 「売女」, 「阿婆擦れ」 and the like are outright insults.

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1. 城しろを傾かたむけること。又または、傾かたむいた城しろ。
2. 国くにを傾かたむけること。国くにを危あやうくすること。
3. （城しろや国くにを傾かたむけるような）絶世ぜっせいの美女びじょ。
4. 遊女ゆうじょ。女郎じょろう。