舞子

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)

1. 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)

1. A female given name

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 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