mizuage

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 水揚げ. === Noun === mizuage (uncountable) (historical) The coming-of-age ceremony of a maiko, an apprentice geisha, often associated with loss of virginity. ==== Usage notes ==== There is some dispute over to what extent (if at all) loss of virginity was traditionally involved with the ceremony. == Japanese == === Romanization === mizuage Rōmaji transcription of みずあげ