younger partner in a homosexual relationship 若衆 [わかしゅ;わかしゅう] /(n) (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) (See 念者・ねんしゃ・2) younger partner in a homosexual relationship/EntL1663550X/ |