売ばい色しょく

noun

prostitution; prostitute

A formal or literary term for prostitution or a prostitute. Often used in historical or legal contexts. Compare with 売春, which is more common in modern usage.

See also: 売春

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、売ばい色しょくは吉よし原わらなどの遊ゆう郭かくで行おこなわれていた。

  In the Edo period, prostitution was practiced in licensed quarters such as Yoshiwara.

• 彼かの女じょは貧まずしさから売ばい色しょくに身みを落おとした。

  She fell into prostitution due to poverty.