| LC control no. | sh 85053673 |
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| LC classification | GT3412 GT3412.7 |
| Topical heading | Geishas |
| Variant(s) | Geigi Geiko Geisha Maiko (Geishas) Meiko |
| See also | Entertainers |
| Found in | Am. heritage dict. (geisha, n. pl. geisha or geishas: one of a class of professional women in Japan trained from girlhood in conversation , dancing, and singing in order to entertain professional or social gatherings of men) Work cat.: Maiko masquerade, 2021: ECIP introduction (Maiko are apprentice geisha; this book concentrates solely on Kyoto, geiko, and maiko; fundamentally, the maiko came to symbolize the hardworking young artist, the chaste keeper of traditions, and the exemplary Japanese girl; millennial maiko as an emblem of Kyoto girlhood has struck a chord reaching far beyond her actual presence; it took shape in early 21st -century Japanese media and popular culture) Notes on Japanese terms and currency (geiko is preferred term for geisha in Kyoto; maiko, geiko, etc. may indicate singular or plural depending on context) Oxford English dictionary online, August 24, 2020: (maiko, plural unchanged; meiko; Japanese maiko dancing girl, spec. (in Kyoto and Osaka areas) apprentice geisha of about thirteen to eighteen years old) International Encyclopedia of Dance, August 25, 2020: (The term geisha is a common word in Japanese for a geigi (or geiko in the Kamigata region), literally, a person skilled in the performing arts) |
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