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    3. 遊郭

    遊郭

    遊ゆう郭かく

    (licensed) red light district

    KMT10News #33+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab23 strokes

    遊廓

    ゆうかく

    Noun

    1.
    (licensed) red light district

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    Speed1.0x

    昔むかし、遊ゆう郭かくがありました。

    In the past, there were red-light districts.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsHistory
    江え戸ど時じ代だいには、吉よし原わら遊ゆう郭かくが有ゆう名めいだった。

    In the Edo period, the Yoshiwara pleasure district was famous.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsHistory
    遊ゆう郭かくは、単たんなる歓かん楽らく街がいではなく、当とう時じの文ぶん化かや芸げい術じゅつの中ちゅう心しんでもあった。

    The pleasure district was not just an entertainment quarter, but also a center of culture and art at that time.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsHistoryArt & Design
    多おおくの浮うき世よ絵えに遊ゆう郭かくの様よう子すが描えがかれている。

    The scenes of pleasure districts are depicted in many ukiyo-e prints.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    遊ゆう郭かくの歴れき史しは、日に本ほんの社しゃ会かいや風ふう俗ぞくの変へん遷せんを物もの語がたっている。

    The history of pleasure districts tells the story of changes in Japanese society and customs.

    KMT10HistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    遊
    あそ.ぶ・あそ.ばす…(4)
    play
    郭
    くるわ…(2)
    enclosure・quarters・fortification・red-light district
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