売春婦

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See also: 賣春婦

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ばい
Grade: 2
しゅん
Grade: 2

Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
賣春婦 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

売春 (baishun, prostitution) +‎ (fu, woman).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ばい)(しゅん)() (baishunfu

  1. prostitute; whore

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.