パン助

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
助
すけ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
パンスケ

Etymology

Blend of パンパン (panpan, “prostitute”, particularly a prostitute servicing foreign soldiers during the Occupation of Japan; of uncertain derivation) +‎ 助 (suke, common element in names, and underworld slang for “woman, girl”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

パン助(すけ) • (pansuke) 

  1. (slang, dated, derogatory) a prostitute, a whore
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:娼婦

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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