okiya

O1K5I1Y4A1

noun

The lodging-house of a geisha.

OriginJapanese 置屋 →
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Meanings

nounokiya (plural okiyas or okiya)

plural okiyas

  1. The lodging-house of a geisha.

    My advice to you is: work very hard, and never leave the okiya without permission.

    1997, Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha, page 43

Origin

  1. Japanese置屋
  2. Japanese置屋
  3. Englishokiya

Borrowed from Japanese 置屋.

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Anagrams

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APA

okiya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/okiya

MLA

“okiya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/okiya. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “okiya,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/okiya.

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