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jmdict 2565420 Active (id: 1033572)
歌妓
かぎ
1. [n]
▶ woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen
▶ geisha who sings at parties
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2565430 絃妓【げんぎ】 1. geisha; woman who entertains (e.g. by playing the shamisen) for her living



History:
3. A 2010-07-30 05:51:46  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Reversing glosses; fixing verb.
  Diff:
@@ -12,1 +12,0 @@
-<gloss>geisha who sung at parties</gloss>
@@ -14,0 +13,1 @@
+<gloss>geisha who sings at parties</gloss>
2. A* 2010-07-29 17:16:54  Paul Blay <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
スーパー大辞林
  Comments:
I think the first gloss is a rather circular definition, seeing as the first definition given in スーパー大辞林 for 芸者 lists 芸妓 as a synonym.
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +13,1 @@
+<gloss>woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen</gloss>
1. A* 2010-07-29 13:44:39  Scott
  Refs:
daij

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