Kanji
娼
kanji character
prostitute
娼 kanji-娼 prostitute
娼
Meaning
prostitute
Readings
Kun'yomi
- あそびめ
On'yomi
- しょう ふ prostitute
- しょう ぎ prostitute
- しょう か brothel
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/11
Common Words
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娼 婦 prostitute -
娼 妓 prostitute, harlot -
娼 家 brothel -
娼 館 brothel -
娼 楼 brothel -
街 娼 prostitute, whore, streetwalker -
公 娼 licensed prostitute -
男 娼 male prostitute -
私 娼 unlicensed prostitute -
敵 娼 partner (esp. in manzai), companion, partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel) -
売 娼 prostitution -
廃 娼 abolition of licensed prostitution -
私 娼 窟 brothel, house of ill repute, red-light district -
芸 娼 妓 geisha and prostitutes -
高 級 娼 婦 high-class prostitute -
芸 娼 妓 解 放 令 ordinance liberating all geisha and prostitutes (1872)