娼 — kanji meaning “prostitute”
娼
prostitute
- Meanings
- prostitute
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- あそびめ
- Strokes
- 11
- Newspaper frequency
- #2242 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 38
- Chinese reading
- chāng — Chinese character page
Words with 娼
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 娼婦 | しょうふ shoufu | prostitute |
| 娼館 | しょうかん shoukan | brothel |
| 男娼 | だんしょう danshou | male prostitute |
| 公娼 | こうしょう koushou | licensed prostitute |
| 街娼 | がいしょう gaishou | prostitute; whore; streetwalker |
| 娼家 | しょうか shouka | brothel |
| 娼妓 | しょうぎ shougi | prostitute; harlot |
| 私娼 | ししょう shishou | unlicensed prostitute |
| 私娼窟 | ししょうくつ shishoukutsu | brothel; house of ill repute; red-light district |
| 娼楼 | しょうろう shourou | brothel |
| 芸娼妓 | げいしょうぎ geishougi | geisha and prostitutes |
| 廃娼 | はいしょう haishou | abolition of licensed prostitution |
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