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geisha <geisha(s)> [ˈgeıʃə] N

geisha

〈日〉艺妓 yìjì

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Either way, however, usually a year's training is involved before debuting either as a maiko or as a geisha. en.wikipedia.org

By 1800, being a geisha was considered a female occupation (though there are still a handful of male geisha working today). en.wikipedia.org

The money acquired for a maiko's mizuage was a great sum and it was used to promote her debut as a geisha. en.wikipedia.org

Umbrellas also became the geisha's tool as well. en.wikipedia.org

She left her family at the age of fourteen or fifteen to work at a geisha house. en.wikipedia.org

Women run the teahouses, too, and they can make or break a geisha's career. en.wikipedia.org

The way a geisha wears her kanzashi indicates her status immediately to an informed audience according to the type and location of the kanzashi. en.wikipedia.org

These feature a crest of the geisha house on the front, and the geiko's name on the back (house name, then personal name). en.wikipedia.org

The knot worn by trendsetting geisha was later adopted by other women. en.wikipedia.org

While performed independently by specialists, it is particularly conspicuous as the style of dancing performed by geisha. en.wikipedia.org

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