"キーセン" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [kʲiːsẽ̞ɴ] Forms: kīsen [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 기생 (gisaeng). Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ko|기생}} Korean 기생 (gisaeng) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} キーセン • (kīsen)
  1. (historical) courtesan, kisaeng (member of a traditional Korean caste of female entertainers) Tags: historical Synonyms: 妓生 (gisei) (ruby: (), (せい))
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Download raw JSONL data for キーセン meaning in Japanese (1.6kB)

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