廓

くるわ【郭， 廓】

red-light district

〖C〗売春の多く行われている地域， 「赤線」.

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くるわ【廓】

1 〔一区域〕 a quarter; a district.

2 〔城の〕 an area enclosed by earthwork; an enclosure.

3 〔遊廓〕 the licensed [gay] quarters; a red-light district.

廓通い

●廓通いをする frequent the licensed quarters [red-light district].

廓詞(_ことば)･郭言葉 the language peculiar to women of the gay quarters in the Edo period.