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娼 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「女」

道
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On
ショウしょう · shō
Kun
あそびめasobime
Meaning
courtesan

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Woman with 昌 as phonetic: a woman who made her living by song and dance, later a courtesan.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 娼婦しょうふ

    courtesan; prostitute

  • 私娼ししょう

    unlicensed prostitute

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

当時(とうじ)の社会(しゃかい)と娼婦(しょうふ)の境遇(きょうぐう)を論(ろん)じる。

We discuss the society of the time and the plight of courtesans.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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