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    3. 芸者

    芸者

    芸げい者しゃ

    geisha

    KMT7News #19+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab15 strokes

    藝者

    げいしゃ

    Noun

    1.
    geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    芸げい者しゃは日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな職しょく業ぎょうです。

    Geisha is a traditional Japanese profession.

    KMT5Culture & TraditionsWork & Career
    芸げい者しゃは、歌うたや踊おどり、三しゃ味みせ線んなどの芸げいでお客きゃく様さまをもてなします。

    Geisha entertain guests with arts such as singing, dancing, and playing the shamisen.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsMusic & EntertainmentArt & Design
    芸げい者しゃの着き物ものは非ひ常じょうに美うつくしく、季き節せつごとに異ことなる柄がらが選えらばれます。

    Geisha kimonos are very beautiful, and different patterns are chosen for each season.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsFashion & Beauty
    昔むかしの日に本ほんでは、芸げい者しゃは文ぶん化かの中ちゅう心しん的てきな存そん在ざいでした。

    In old Japan, geisha were a central presence in culture.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsHistory
    現げん代だいにおいても、京きょう都との花はな街まちでは伝でん統とう文ぶん化かの担にない手てとして芸げい者しゃが活かつ躍やくしています。

    Even in modern times, geisha are active in Kyoto's geisha districts as bearers of traditional culture.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    芸
    う.える・のり・わざ…(5)
    technique・art・craft・performance・acting…(2)
    者
    もの…(1)
    someone・person
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