売春

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 売春. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 売春, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 売春 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 売春 you have here. The definition of the word 売春 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of売春, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
売 春
ばい
Grade: 2 		しゅん
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
賣春 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

売(ばい)春(しゅん) • (baishun) 

  1. prostitution

Derived terms

Verb

売(ばい)春(しゅん)する • (baishun suru) suru (stem 売(ばい)春(しゅん)し (baishun shi), past 売(ばい)春(しゅん)した (baishun shita))

  1. to prostitute oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of "売春する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 売春し ばいしゅんし baishun shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 売春し ばいしゅんし baishun shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 売春する ばいしゅんする baishun suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 売春する ばいしゅんする baishun suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 売春すれ ばいしゅんすれ baishun sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 売春せよ¹
売春しろ² 		ばいしゅんせよ¹
ばいしゅんしろ² 		baishun seyo¹
baishun shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 売春される ばいしゅんされる baishun sareru
Causative 売春させる
売春さす 		ばいしゅんさせる
ばいしゅんさす 		baishun saseru
baishun sasu
Potential 売春できる ばいしゅんできる baishun dekiru
Volitional 売春しよう ばいしゅんしよう baishun shiyō
Negative 売春しない ばいしゅんしない baishun shinai
Negative continuative 売春せず ばいしゅんせず baishun sezu
Formal 売春します ばいしゅんします baishun shimasu
Perfective 売春した ばいしゅんした baishun shita
Conjunctive 売春して ばいしゅんして baishun shite
Hypothetical conditional 売春すれば ばいしゅんすれば baishun sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia