芸者・藝者|げいしゃgeisha[0]heiban (flat)

1. noungeisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets

• Synonym芸妓げいぎWrittenThe written, formal word for a geisha, used mostly in news reports and historical writing.
• Synonym芸子げいこNeutralA geisha as called in Kyoto and the Kansai region — a regional name, while 「芸者」 is the general term in Tokyo and elsewhere.
• Synonym女芸者おんなげいしゃNeutralAn explanatory term for a female geisha, used to distinguish her from male entertainers; rare in everyday use.

「芸者」 is the general term for a geisha who entertains with song and dance; Kyoto says 「芸子」, and 「芸妓」 is the written, formal word used in reports and history. Apprentice geisha are 「舞妓」 in Kyoto and 「半玉」 in Tokyo.

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1. 舞踊ぶようや音曲おんぎょくで宴席えんせきに興きょうを添そえることを職業しょくぎょうとする女性じょせい。芸子げいこ。芸妓げいぎ。
2. 芸げいの達者たっしゃな人ひと。
3. 芸能げいのうを職業しょくぎょうとする人ひと。
4. 太鼓持たいこもち。幇間ほうかん。