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jmdict 1253050 Active (id: 2007788)
芸者 [news1,nf19] 藝者 [oK]
げいしゃ [news1,nf19]
1. [n]
▶ geisha
▶ [expl] professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1101990 パトロン 2. sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha)
  ⇐ see: 2565650 歌い女【うたいめ】 1. woman who entertains customers with song and dance
  ⇐ see: 1842990 芸子【げいこ】 1. geisha
  ⇐ see: 1499130 舞妓【まいこ】 1. maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)



History:
4. A 2019-05-27 21:47:30  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
i'd be fine without an expl.  surely anyone using the dictionary knows what a geisha is
3. A* 2019-05-23 11:02:05  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5: a geisha; a woman who can provide professional entertainment at banquets held in tatami rooms
  Comments:
I feel something more is needed - we usually expand a little. How about this or the like?
  Diff:
@@ -20,0 +21 @@
+<gloss g_type="expl">professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets</gloss>
2. A* 2019-05-23 09:35:08  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr
  Comments:
I feel "Japanese singing and dancing girl" is so overly simplistic as to be nearly meaningless.
If we need an expl or clarification, maybe "traditional female entertainer" would be better.
  Diff:
@@ -7,0 +8,4 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>藝者</keb>
+<ke_inf>&oK;</ke_inf>
@@ -17 +20,0 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">Japanese singing and dancing girl</gloss>
1. A 2010-11-09 00:17:28  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -17,1 +17,1 @@
-<gloss>Japanese singing and dancing girl</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">Japanese singing and dancing girl</gloss>

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