Japanese symbol for “whoring”
女郎買い
じょろうかい
Romaji: joroukai
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
In Japanese, whoring is 女郎買い, read じょろうかい (joroukai).
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Meanings
- n buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
Written forms: 女郎買い、女郎買. Readings: じょろうかい、じょろかい.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 彼女 | かのじょ kanojo | she; her |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ onnanoko | girl; daughter; baby girl |
| 少女 | しょうじょ shoujo | girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady |
| 女優 | じょゆう joyuu | actress; female actor |
| 野郎 | やろう yarou | guy; fellow; chap |
| 新郎 | しんろう shinrou | bridegroom |
| 買う | かう kau | to buy; to purchase |
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.