Official prostitute - Kangi

Japanese: 官妓 - かんぎ
Official prostitute - Kangi
〘 noun 〙 A geisha employed by the government. Especially in Korea, a woman employed by the imperial court for her medical, singing, dancing, and entertainment skills. Gisaeng. Kisan. ※Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun - November 14, 1881 (Meiji 14) "With the end of the government prostitute system, everyone has become a prostitute" [Du Mu - Poem of the Langshui Pavilion at Chizhou, the end of spring]

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 官にかかえられた芸妓。とくに朝鮮で、医薬、歌舞、妓楽などをもって宮廷にかかえられた女。妓生。キーサン。※東京日日新聞‐明治一四年(1881)一一月一四日「官妓迹を絶ちてあらゆる者みな土娼となる」 〔杜牧‐春末題池州弄水亭詩〕

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