Maiko.
Apprentice geisha are called maiko,literally "dance child" ) or hangyoku, "half-jewel" (meaning that they are paid half the wage of a full geisha),[2] or by the more generic term o-shaku, literally "one who pours (alcohol) ". The white make-up and elaborate kimono and hair of a maiko is the popular image held of geisha.
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