芸者

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
芸 者
げい
Grade: 4 		しゃ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
藝者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Appears to be a Japanese coinage of Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 芸 (gei, “art, technique”) +‎ 者 (sha, “person”).

Pronunciation

Noun

芸(げい)者(しゃ) • (geisha) 

  1. a geisha
  2. one who is proficient in an art, an artisan
    • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 295:
      Gueixa. Guei arumono. (芸ある者) 芸能の心得のある者、または、能力のある者.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. a person who utilizes their art as an occupation
    • 1688: 日本永代蔵, Volume 6, Chapter 5
      一切の人間、目有鼻あり、手あしもかはらず生れ付て、貴人・高人、よろづの藝者は各別、常の町人、金銀の有徳ゆへ世上に名をしらるゝ事、是を思へば、若き時よりかせぎて、分限の其名を世に殘さぬは口をし。
  4. one who entertains parties with song and dance

Descendants

  • → English: geisha

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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