hanamachi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Japanese courtesan and geisha district.

Word forms

hanamachi hanamachis

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 花街 (literally “flower street”); 花 (hana, “flower”) + 街 (machi, “town, neighborhood”).

Related words

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