An alternate spelling or variant form of 'geisha', a Japanese female entertainer trained in music, dance, and conversation arts.
A variant romanization of the Japanese word 芸者 (geisha), where 'gei' means art and 'sha' means person. Different romanization systems (Hepburn, Nihon-shiki) produce variant English spellings.
Geisha is often misunderstood in the West—they're not sex workers but highly trained artists requiring years of apprenticeship, and they're so respected in Japan that geisha districts are protected cultural heritage sites.
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