弦妓 (げんぎ) — geisha, woman who entertains (e.g. by playing the shamisen) for her living | Kakuso

Vocabulary

Meaning

geisha and woman who entertains (e.g. by playing the shamisen) for her living

Practice Writing

Character: 1/2

Stroke: 1/0

Component Analysis

geisha, woman who entertains (e.g. by playing the shamisen) for her living

弦

bowstring, chord, hypotenuse

弓

bow, bow (archery, violin)

ゆみ, キュウ

玄

mysterious, occultness, black...

くろ, くろ.い, ゲン

亠

kettle lid radical (no. 8)

幺

short thread radical (no. 52)

ちいさい, ヨウ

妓

stretch, singing girl, geisha...

わざおぎ, うたいめ, ギ

女

おんな, め, ジョ

支

branch, support, sustain...

ささ.える, つか.える, シ

十

とお, と, ジュウ

又

or again, furthermore, on the other hand

また, また-, ユウ

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