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jmdict 1663550 Active (id: 2292200)
若衆
わかしゅわかしゅう
1. [n] [dated]
▶ young person
▶ young man
▶ young woman
2. [n] [arch]
▶ boy who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony (Edo period)
3. [n] [arch]
▶ young (homosexual) male prostitute
▶ young kabuki actor also working as a male prostitute
4. [n] [arch]
▶ boy in a homosexual relationship (with a man)
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2532950 念者 2. older male in an homosexual relationship



History:
6. A 2024-02-20 02:06:13  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2024-02-20 01:52:15  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs, gg5
sankoku: 古風
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15,2 @@
+<misc>&dated;</misc>
+<gloss>young person</gloss>
@@ -15,0 +18 @@
+<gloss>young woman</gloss>
4. A 2022-02-09 19:56:56  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2022-02-09 16:12:25  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij
  Comments:
Splitting sense 1.
  Diff:
@@ -15 +15 @@
-<gloss>young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony)</gloss>
+<gloss>young man</gloss>
@@ -19,2 +19,2 @@
-<gloss>young male prostitute</gloss>
-<gloss>young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute)</gloss>
+<misc>&arch;</misc>
+<gloss>boy who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony (Edo period)</gloss>
@@ -24,2 +24,9 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="2532950">念者・ねんしゃ・2</xref>
-<gloss>younger partner in a homosexual relationship</gloss>
+<misc>&arch;</misc>
+<gloss>young (homosexual) male prostitute</gloss>
+<gloss>young kabuki actor also working as a male prostitute</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="2532950">念者・2</xref>
+<misc>&arch;</misc>
+<gloss>boy in a homosexual relationship (with a man)</gloss>
2. A 2011-02-23 22:08:44  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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