"芸子" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɡe̞ːko̞] Forms: 芸子 [canonical] (ruby: 芸(げい), 子(こ)), geiko [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 芸 (gei, “art, arts, especially performing arts”) + 子 (ko, “child, small thing, junior”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|芸|子|sort=けいこ'|t1=art, arts, especially performing arts|t2=child, small thing, junior|tr1=gei|tr2=ko}} 芸 (gei, “art, arts, especially performing arts”) + 子 (ko, “child, small thing, junior”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|げいこ}} 芸(げい)子(こ) • (geiko)
  1. a geisha, especially a young geisha Synonyms (geisha): 芸者 (geisha) (alt: げいしゃ), 芸妓 (geigi) (alt: げいぎ), 綺麗所, 綺麗どころ, 奇麗どころ (kirei-dokoro) (alt: きれいどころ), 左褄 (hidarizuma) (alt: ひだりづま)
    Sense id: en-芸子-ja-noun-~7aB4JIl Disambiguation of 'geisha': 68 0 0 32
  2. a young kabuki actor, especially one still in training Synonyms (kabuki actor): 舞台子 (butaiko) (alt: ぶたいこ)
    Sense id: en-芸子-ja-noun-Q89vFAC5 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 3 28 37 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 3 25 33 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 3 25 33 39 Disambiguation of 'kabuki actor': 0 89 11 1
  3. a talented person, especially with regard to performing Synonyms (talented person): 芸人 (geinin) (alt: げいにん)
    Sense id: en-芸子-ja-noun-1hlvHTiC Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 3 28 37 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 3 25 33 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 5 22 61 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 3 25 33 39 Disambiguation of 'talented person': 0 9 91 0
  4. short for 芸子髷 (geiko mage): a special kind of hairstyle traditionally worn by geisha Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 芸子髷 (extra: (geiko mage): a special kind of hairstyle traditionally worn by geisha)
    Sense id: en-芸子-ja-noun-pZSgYnPI Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 20 23 55 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 3 28 37 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 3 25 33 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 26 31 41 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 3 25 33 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 5 5 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 5 5 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 芸子髷 (geiko mage) (alt: げいこまげ) [hairstyle, hairdressing, crafts, arts, hobbies, lifestyle] 
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