醜しゅう業ぎょう婦ふ

noun

prostitute

A formal, dated, and euphemistic term for a prostitute, literally 'shameful-business woman'. It is now rare and mostly found in older texts or legal/historical contexts. Modern Japanese typically uses 売春婦 or 娼婦.

• 戦せん前ぜんの法ほう律りつ文ぶん書しょには「醜しゅう業ぎょう婦ふ」という表ひょう現げんが使つかわれていた。

  The term 'shūgyōfu' was used in pre-war legal documents.