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春をひさぐ (はるをひさぐ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

春はるをひさぐ

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-gu)

engage in prostitution

Euphemistic literary expression; 春 (spring) metaphorically refers to sexual activity. Compare with the more direct 春を売る.

See also: 春を売る

彼かの女じょは貧まずしさのあまり春はるをひさいでいたという。
It is said that she engaged in prostitution due to poverty.
その小

しょう

説せつ

で

は

、

主しゅ

人じん

公こう

が

春はる

を

ひさぐ

女じょ

性せい

と

し

て

描えが

か

れ

て

いる

。

In that novel, the protagonist is depicted as a woman who sells her body.

Written forms

春はるをひさぐ
Most common spelling; uses kana for the verb to avoid rare kanji.
春はるを鬻ひさぐ
Uses the rare kanji 鬻; mainly encountered in older texts.
春はるを販ひさぐ
Uses 販 (sell); less common and may be considered non-standard.

Kanji

春springtime, spring (season)
鬻sell, deal in, rice gruel
販marketing, sell, trade

Similar words

春はるを売うる
More common and direct expression for prostitution; 春をひさぐ is a more literary and euphemistic variant.

Etymology

The phrase combines 春 (spring, a euphemism for sexual activity) with ひさぐ (to sell, an archaic verb). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose as a poetic or indirect way to refer to prostitution.