舞子

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Alternative spelling
舞妓

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

舞(まい)子(こ) • (maiko) ^{←まひこ (mafiko)^?}

dancing girl, particularly a maiko

Derived terms

舞子鳥(まいこどり) (maiko-dori)
舞子(まいこ)の浜(はま) (Maiko no Hama)

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

舞(まい)子(こ) • (Maiko)

a female given name

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN