娼しょう妓ぎ

noun

prostitute; harlot

Formal or historical term for a female sex worker, often used in legal or literary contexts. In modern everyday language, 売春婦 or 風俗嬢 are more common.

• 戦せん前ぜんの遊ゆう郭かくには多おおくの娼しょう妓ぎがいた。

  Before the war, there were many prostitutes in the red-light district.

• 娼しょう妓ぎという言こと葉ばは、現げん代だいではあまり使つかわれない。

  The word 娼妓 is not used much in modern times.