Meanings
nounyūkaku (plural yūkaku)
- historicalA type of legal red-light district in Japan.
Origin
- Japanese遊廓
- Englishyūkaku
Borrowed from Japanese 遊廓 (yūkaku).
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APA
yūkaku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/y%C5%ABkaku
MLA
“yūkaku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/y%C5%ABkaku. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yūkaku,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/y%C5%ABkaku.
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