舞子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舞	子
まい Grade: S	こ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

舞妓

Etymology

Compound of 舞 (mai, “dancing”) +‎ 子 (ko, “child”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まいこ [màíkó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ma̠iko̞]

Noun

舞(まい)子(こ) • (maiko) ^{←まひこ (mafiko)^?}

dancing girl, particularly a maiko

Derived terms

舞子(まいこ)の浜(はま) (Maiko no Hama)

Proper noun

舞(まい)子(こ) • (Maiko)

a female given name

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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