白拍子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白 拍 子
しら
Grade: 1 		ひょう > びょう
Grade: S 		し
Grade: 1
kun'yomi kan'yōon on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しらびょーし [shìrábyóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɾa̠bʲo̞ːɕi]

Noun

白(しら)拍(びょう)子(し) • (shirabyōshi) 

  1. (music) gagaku or sutra recitation to the only beat of clappers
  2. (archaic) crossdressing female performers in the 12th-14th century
  3. (Edo) a prostitute
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:娼婦
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