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廓

廓: pleasure quarter

pleasure quarter; enclosure
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Readings

On
カク
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

In the Edo period there was a pleasure quarter on the edge of town.

The "arinsu" that courtesans use in period dramas is one example of pleasure-quarter speech.

On top of the mountain, the stone walls of an old castle still remain.

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