geiko
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A geiko is a highly trained traditional Japanese female entertainer from Kyoto, skilled in classical arts such as dance, music, and refined social performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| geiko canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4041631 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: geiko Context triple: [Gion district, famousFor, geiko]
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A.
gohei
Gohei are traditional Shinto ritual wands, typically made of a wooden stick adorned with zigzagging paper streamers, used in purification and offerings to kami.
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B.
GEKUT
GEKUT is the UN/LOCODE identifier for the city of Kutaisi in Georgia, used in international trade and transport logistics.
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C.
Gein
Gein is a metro station in Amsterdam, Netherlands, serving as one of the termini of the city's metro network.
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D.
Geita
Geita is a town in northwestern Tanzania that serves as an administrative and commercial center for the surrounding gold-mining region.
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E.
Kyojin
Kyojin is the popular nickname of the Yomiuri Giants, one of Japan’s most historic and successful professional baseball teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: geiko Target entity description: A geiko is a highly trained traditional Japanese female entertainer from Kyoto, skilled in classical arts such as dance, music, and refined social performance.
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A.
gohei
Gohei are traditional Shinto ritual wands, typically made of a wooden stick adorned with zigzagging paper streamers, used in purification and offerings to kami.
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B.
GEKUT
GEKUT is the UN/LOCODE identifier for the city of Kutaisi in Georgia, used in international trade and transport logistics.
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C.
Gein
Gein is a metro station in Amsterdam, Netherlands, serving as one of the termini of the city's metro network.
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D.
Geita
Geita is a town in northwestern Tanzania that serves as an administrative and commercial center for the surrounding gold-mining region.
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E.
Kyojin
Kyojin is the popular nickname of the Yomiuri Giants, one of Japan’s most historic and successful professional baseball teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural profession
ⓘ
performing artist ⓘ traditional Japanese female entertainer ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kyoto tourism ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional Japanese arts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
preserver of classical Japanese arts
ⓘ
symbol of Kyoto traditional culture ⓘ |
| etymology | Kyoto dialect form of geisha ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasDressCode |
formal kimono appropriate to season
ⓘ
white makeup for formal occasions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gion district
ⓘ
surface form:
Gion Higashi district
Gion district ⓘ Kamishichiken district NERFINISHED ⓘ Miyagawacho district NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontocho district ⓘ |
| memberOf |
hanamachi community
ⓘ
okiya ⓘ |
| performs |
classical Japanese music
ⓘ
conversation ⓘ drinking games ⓘ refined social entertainment ⓘ seasonal cultural performances ⓘ tea-house entertainment ⓘ traditional Japanese dance ⓘ |
| performsAt |
ozashiki banquets
ⓘ
seasonal dance festivals ⓘ |
| precededByRole | maiko apprenticeship ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Kyoto ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | local hanamachi rules ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
geisha
ⓘ
maiko ⓘ |
| requiresTrainingPeriod | several years ⓘ |
| trainedIn |
calligraphy
ⓘ
classical Japanese dance ⓘ shamisen performance ⓘ singing ⓘ tea ceremony etiquette ⓘ traditional games ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
flute ⓘ shamisen ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| wears |
kimono
ⓘ
obi ⓘ traditional hairstyles ⓘ |
| worksAt |
ochaya
ⓘ
ryotei ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: geiko Description of subject: A geiko is a highly trained traditional Japanese female entertainer from Kyoto, skilled in classical arts such as dance, music, and refined social performance.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.