娼婦
Meanings
1
A formal or literary term for a female sex worker. In everyday conversation, more common words like 売春婦 or 風俗嬢 are often used.
In 19th-century Paris, many prostitutes worked in specific districts.
The protagonist of that novel is a woman who became a prostitute due to poverty.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が娼婦になるfor someone to become a prostitute
Many women became prostitutes because of poverty.
- 娼婦として働くto work as a prostitute
She worked as a prostitute for a while.
- 娼婦を買うto pay for the services of a prostitute
The man paid for a prostitute in the port town.