Gion

Japanese: 祇園 - ぎおん

[1][1] (Abbreviation of Giju Gikko Dokuon , where Gijyu means the tree garden donated by Prince Gida . Gikko Dokuon is another name for Sudatsu Choja .) A Buddhist term. Prince Gida's garden in the country of Shravasti in central India. Gidarin. Gikko On. Gikko On . [2] Abbreviation of "Gion Shoja (Gion Monastery ) ." *Kojidan (around 1212-15) 2 "It has been handed down that the sutras were recited in Gion, etc." [3] Abbreviation of "Gion no Kami (God of Gion)." [4] Abbreviation of Gion Shrine (Gion Kanshin-in) in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. Also, it is the common name of the current Yasaka Shrine, which was renamed from Gion Shrine. Gion-san. *Ukiyo-zoshi, Keisei Iro Shamisen (1701) Edo "He went to the capital on the same road, and Gion (Gion) Shimizu Saga Atago" [5] (4) The name of the area. Also, the name of the pleasure quarters in that area. It was originally called Gion-mura, but since the early modern period, both sides of Shijo-dori from the west gate of Gion Shrine to Yamato-oji (Nawate-dori) and in front of the south gate have been called Gion-cho, and the area including Gion-shinchi has been called Gion in general. From the early modern period, tea girls were placed at the tea houses, and illegal prostitution at the tea houses was a constant practice, but in 1790 , it was officially approved and became Kyoto's representative pleasure quarters. Gion-cho. [2] [Noun] Abbreviation of "Gion-e (Gion-kai)". ※Jikkunsho (1252) 10 “A giant snake appeared in the middle of the night. Its head resembled that of a lion from Gion.”

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One of the surnames.

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Japanese:

[1][一] (祇樹給孤独園(ぎじゅぎっこどくおん)の略で、祇樹は祇陀太子(ぎだたいし)が施入した樹園の意。給孤独は須達長者(すだつちょうじゃ)の異称) 仏語。中インドの舎衛国(しゃえこく)にあった、祇陀太子の園。祇陀林(ぎだりん)。給孤園(ぎっこおん)。給孤独園。[二] 「ぎおんしょうじゃ（祇園精舎）」の略。※古事談（1212‐15頃）二「祇園に誦経したりけるを伝得候也云云」[三] 「ぎおん（祇園）の神」の略。[四] 京都市東山区の祇園社（祇園感神院）の略称。また、それを改称した今の八坂神社の通称。祇園さん。※浮世草子・傾城色三味線（1701）江戸「同道にて都にのぼり、祇園(ギオン)清水嵯峨あたご」[五] (四)の付近の地名。また、その地の遊里の呼称。初め祇園村と称したが、近世初期以来、祇園社西門前から大和大路（縄手通）に至る四条通の両側、および南門前を祇園町と称し、祇園新地をも含めて広く祇園という。近世初頭から水茶屋に茶立女が置かれ、茶屋での密淫売が絶えなかったが、寛政二年（一七九〇）公許を得て京都の代表的な遊里となった。祇園町。[2] 〘名〙「ぎおんえ（祇園会）」の略。※十訓抄（1252）一〇「夜中ばかりに大蛇案のごとく来れり。頭は祇園の獅子に似たり」