醜しゅう業ぎょう

noun

prostitution; shameful trade

A formal or euphemistic term for prostitution, often used in legal or historical contexts. The kanji 醜 (shameful) and 業 (work/trade) convey a negative moral judgment.

• 彼かの女じょは貧まずしさから醜しゅう業ぎょうに身みを落おとした。

  She fell into prostitution out of poverty.