舞子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
まい
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of (mai, dancing) + (ko, child).

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

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) (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
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