廓
廓: pleasure quarter
pleasure quarter; enclosure
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Kunくるわ・とりで
Today usually written 郭 (輪郭, 遊郭, 城郭); 廓 is the older variant that still appears in 遊廓 and 廓言葉.
Key words
遊廓ゆうかくred-light district
廓くるわlicensed quarter; enclosure
廓言葉くるわことばpleasure-quarter speech
城廓じょうかくcastle walls; citadel
Example sentences
江戸時代には、町のはずれに遊廓がありました。
In the Edo period there was a pleasure quarter on the edge of town.
時代劇で遊女が使う「ありんす」は、廓言葉のひとつだ。
The "arinsu" that courtesans use in period dramas is one example of pleasure-quarter speech.
山の上には、古い城廓の石垣が今も残っている。
On top of the mountain, the stone walls of an old castle still remain.