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淫売宿 (いんばいやど) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

淫いん売ばい宿やど

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Meanings

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Dated term for a brothel; in modern Japanese, 売春宿 or ソープランド are more common. The kanji 淫売 carries a strong negative connotation.

昔むかしの小しょう説せつには淫いん売ばい宿やどがよく登とう場じょうする

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Brothels often appear in old novels.

Kanji

淫lewdness, licentiousness
売sell
宿inn, lodging, relay station

Related words

売ばい春しゅん宿やど
More neutral and common modern term for a brothel.
ソープランド
Modern euphemism for a type of brothel; specific to Japan.

Built from

淫いん売ばい+宿やど

Etymology

Compound of 淫売 (inbai, 'prostitution') + 宿 (yado, 'inn'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.