りゅ

noun

  1. red-light district, pleasure quarters, world of the geisha, demimonde.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
りゅ
花柳界 かりゅうかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

flower
はな カ ケ (1st, N4)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
change, take the form of, influence
カ ば.ける ケ (3rd, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
willow
やなぎ リュウ や (9th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM
う ボウ モウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
world, boundary
カイ (3rd, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
jammed in, shellfish, mediate
カイ すけ ゆき (7th, N2)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ