Japanese symbol for “prostitution”
売春
ばいしゅん
Romaji: baishun
prostitution
In Japanese, prostitution is 売春, read ばいしゅん (baishun).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs prostitution
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “prostitution”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 売り | うり uri | prostitution |
| デリヘル | デリヘル deriheru | prostitution; call girl business |
| 淫売 | いんばい inbai | prostitution; prostitute |
| 売笑 | ばいしょう baishou | prostitution |
| 切り売り主義 | きりうりしゅぎ kiriurishugi | prostitution |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 販売 | はんばい hanbai | sale; sales; selling |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 売る | うる uru | to sell |
| 売買 | ばいばい baibai | trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs) |
| 商売 | しょうばい shoubai | trade; business; commerce |
| 青春 | せいしゅん seishun | youth; adolescence; springtime of life |
| 新春 | しんしゅん shinshun | New Year |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prostitution”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.