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花魁
花魁
Chinese
flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern
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chief; head | ||
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simp. and trad. (花魁) |
花 | 魁 | |
Noun
花魁
- plum blossom
- (literary, dated) the most famous courtesan in a brothel
Japanese
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| 花 | 魁 |
| Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō |
Etymology
A contraction of oira and the possessive marker no: oira no → oira n → oiran. Young assistants used to call their elder courtesans oira no, an ellipse for oira no neesan. The kanji are ateji.
Noun
花魁 (hiragana おいらん, romaji oiran)
- (archaic, slang) courtesan, prostitute, oiran