売春婦(ばいしゅんふ) ばいしゅんふ noun prostitute (female) occupationperson 1. prostitute (female); sex worker A woman who engages in prostitution. A clinical, somewhat formal term used in news reporting, legal contexts, and historical or literary writing. 彼女(かのじょ)は売春婦(ばいしゅんふ)だった。🔊 She was a prostitute. 小説(しょうせつ)の主人公(しゅじんこう)は若(わか)い売春婦(ばいしゅんふ)だ。🔊 The novel's protagonist is a young prostitute. その地区(ちく)では、かつて多(おお)くの売春婦(ばいしゅんふ)が暮(く)らしていた。🔊 In that district, many prostitutes once lived. Formed from 売春(ばいしゅん) (prostitution) + 婦(ふ) (woman). The act itself is 売春(ばいしゅん).Register: A neutral, descriptive term, but the subject matter is sensitive, so it is largely confined to writing and formal speech.Similar words娼婦(しょうふ): a more literary, somewhat dated word for the same thingセックスワーカー: "sex worker," a more recent, neutral loanword covering all genders Related Words Compare: 娼婦(しょうふ) (a more literary, somewhat dated word…) general Added 2026.6.20 9:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02 29000/29363_baishunfu