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① 若君の略。代名詞的にも用いられる。

male homosexuality; pederasty

young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)