舞子

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Alternative forms

舞妓

Noun

舞子 (hiragana まいこ, rōmaji maiko, historical hiragana まひこ)

dancing girl, particularly a maiko

Derived terms

舞子 (まいこ)の浜 (はま) (Maiko no Hama)

Proper noun

舞子 (hiragana まいこ, rōmaji Maiko)

A female given name

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

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