淫いん売ばい

noun

prostitution; prostitute

Sensitive term for prostitution or a prostitute. Often used in historical or legal contexts; in modern everyday language, 売春 (ばいしゅん) is more common.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、淫いん売ばいが公こう認にんされていた地ち域いきがあった。

  In the Edo period, there were areas where prostitution was officially recognized.

• 彼かの女じょは貧まずしさから淫いん売ばいを強しいられた。

  She was forced into prostitution due to poverty.