. A district or neighborhood in which houses of prostitution are located; -- so called in allusion to the red light kept in front of many such resorts at night. [ Colloq. or Cant ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
[よびだし, yobidashi] (n, vs) (1) (See 呼び出す・よびだす・1) call; summons; (n) (2) sumo usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; (3) (abbr) (See 呼び出し電話) telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (4) (arch) (See 陸湯) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (5) (arch) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (6) (arch) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period); (P)#9734
[しょうばいおんな, shoubaionna] (n) (1) (See 商売人) woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); (2) woman who works in an adult entertainment business; (3) woman from the red-light district; demimondaine; prostitute