Usually means: High-ranking Japanese courtesan, entertainer.
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▸ noun:  A high-status courtesan in Japan.

Similar:
courtesan, oshaku, courtieress, ojousama, lady of pleasure, maiko, geisha, karayuki-san, silkwoman, Miko, more...

Opposite:
commoner, peasant, lower class

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Similar:
courtesan, oshaku, courtieress, ojousama, lady of pleasure, maiko, geisha, karayuki-san, silkwoman, Miko, more...

Opposite:
commoner, peasant, lower class



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