若衆

わかしゅ / わかしゅう

• Noun

  common noun
  1. young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony).
  2. young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute).
  3. younger partner in a homosexual relationship.

     See also 念者 .