Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 娼婦(しょうふ) in Japanese

娼婦, 倡婦
Kana Reading
しょうふ
Romaji
shōfu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    prostitute; harlot
    Example sentence
    はその娼婦目もくれない様子歩いていった。 He walked on appearing to disregard the prostitute.

Examples of 娼婦, 倡婦, しょうふ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

11 strokes

prostitute

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: あそびめ

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JLPT 3

11 strokes

lady, woman, wife, bride

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: よめ

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10 strokes

prostitute, actor

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: とな.える, わざおぎ

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