lascivious woman; lewd woman
Refers to a woman of loose morals or excessive sexual desire; a strong, negative label.
She behaved like a lewd woman.
Archaic term for a prostitute; not used in modern Japanese.
In Edo-period documents, 淫女 can be found referring to a prostitute.
Rarely used kanji form.
Compound of 淫 (in, 'lewd') and 女 (jo, 'woman'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is formed from Sino-Japanese elements.