Question

妓 わざおぎ, うたいめ 0 女: woman; female支: branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65) courtesan "To be a successful courtesan, a woman must be able to branch out into many of the arts."

Accepted Answer

ギ stretch, singing girl, geisha, prostitute S+ (none) "In the 平安時代（へいあんじだい）, the courtesans (women who lived in the royal courts) often stayed in the side portions of the palaces, the section that branched off the main building. Idea taken from illustrations in a copy of the Tale of Genji."

Kanji	妓
Onyomi	ギ
Kunyomi	わざおぎ, うたいめ
English	stretch, singing girl, geisha, prostitute
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S+
Components	女: woman; female 支: branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65)
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	courtesan
Koohii Story 1	"In the 平安時代（へいあんじだい）, the courtesans (women who lived in the royal courts) often stayed in the side portions of the palaces, the section that branched off the main building. Idea taken from illustrations in a copy of the Tale of Genji."
Koohii Story 2	"To be a successful courtesan, a woman must be able to branch out into many of the arts."

Branch 妓 ギ わざおぎ うたいめ Stretch Singing Girl

Branch 妓ギわざおぎうたいめ Stretch Singing Girl