花魁

Noun

 * 1) queen of flowers, referring especially to plum blossom
 * 2)  the most famous courtesan in a brothel; famous prostitute

Etymology
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A contraction of +. Young assistants used to call their elder courtesans, an ellipse for.

The kanji spelling is, borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  an oiran elder courtesan in
 * 2) any high-ranking courtesan
 * 3) a prostitute
 * 1) a prostitute