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    3. 娼婦

    娼婦

    娼しょう婦ふ

    prostitute

    KMT9News #23+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab22 strokes

    倡婦

    しょうふ

    Noun

    1.
    prostitute

    Stroke 0 / 22

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    その物ものが語たりは娼しょう婦ふについてです。

    The story is about a prostitute.

    KMT7Literature
    歴れき史しドラマの中なかには、娼しょう婦ふが人じん物ぶつとして描えがかれるものもある。

    In some historical dramas, prostitutes are depicted as characters.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & TraditionsMusic & Entertainment
    ある文ぶん化か圏けんでは、娼しょう婦ふの存そん在ざいは何なん世せい紀きにもわたる複ふく雑ざつな社しゃ会かい問もん題だいであった。

    In some cultures, the existence of prostitutes has been a complex social issue for centuries.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsHistoryPolitics & Law
    多おおくの有ゆう名めいな絵かい画がや文ぶん学がく作さく品ひんが、娼しょう婦ふたちの人じん生せいを描びょう写しゃしている。

    Many famous paintings and literary works depict the lives of prostitutes.

    KMT9Art & DesignLiterature
    その小しょう説せつは、江え戸ど時じ代だいの娼しょう婦ふたちが直ちょく面めんした厳きびしい現げん実じつを深ふかく掘ほり下さげている。

    The novel delves into the harsh realities faced by prostitutes in the Edo period.

    KMT10LiteratureHistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    娼
    あそびめ…(1)
    prostitute
    婦
    よめ…(2)
    lady・woman・wife・bride
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