闇やみの女おんな

expression, noun

street prostitute

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'woman of the dark', referring to a street prostitute. Often used in a literary or euphemistic context. Compare with 夜の女 (woman of the night), which has a similar meaning.

See also: 夜の女

• 彼かの女じょは闇やみの女おんなとして生いきるしかなかった。

  She had no choice but to live as a street prostitute.