Irojaya

Japanese: 色茶屋 - いろぢゃや
Irojaya
〘Noun〙 A teahouse that employs women who sell sex. It refers to a teahouse for leisure as opposed to an ordinary water teahouse. ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Seken Munesanyo (1692), 3 "The teahouse owner, who is a prostitute, is concerned about the same kimono and the same color of haori, but there is no room for argument."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 色を売る女をかかえている茶屋。普通の水茶屋に対して遊山茶屋のことをいう。※浮世草子・世間胸算用(1692)三「同じ着物に色も変はらぬ羽織に、色(イロ)茶屋気を付て銀(かね)の事申せど分(わけ)も立ず」

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