oiran

high-ranking courtesan in Japan, whose occupation arose in the Edo period and was largely replaced by geisha by the late 19th century

Class type of: courtesan, yūjo Q570749

Facts

5 properties

Instance of: historical profession
Followed by: geisha^[2]
Subclass of: courtesan, yūjo^[3]^[4]
Work location: Yoshiwara Yūkaku^[5]
Name in kana: おいらん^[6]

🏷️ Also known as

en oiran ar أويران el Οϊράν fa اوئیران he אויראן ja おいらん ja 花魁 ko 오이란 ru ойран

🔖 Identifiers · 3

Freebase ID: /m/07q7_f
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: oiran
Yale LUX ID: concept/16283e5e-3d88-43a4-8d1b-96f657fc41d5

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🔗 Connections

Followed by 1

geisha

Followed by (predecessor) 1

geisha

Subclass of 1

courtesan

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Summary

oiran is a historical profession^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ oiran is an instance of historical profession (Q16335296) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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@misc{4ortxyz_oiran_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{oiran}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/oiran}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}}

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