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    3. 援助交際

    援助交際

    援えん助じょ交こう際さい

    paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex)

    KMT9Ref L1Noun, Participle, VerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab39 strokes

    えんじょこうさい

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex), compensated dating

    Stroke 0 / 39

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    援えん助じょ交こう際さいという社しゃ会かい問もん題だいがある。

    There is a social problem called compensated dating.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsPolitics & Law
    若わか者ものの間あいだで援えん助じょ交こう際さいが問もん題だい視しされている。

    Compensated dating is being viewed as a problem among young people.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    援えん助じょ交こう際さいは、金きん銭せんの授じゅ受じゅを伴ともなうデート行こう為いを指さす。

    Compensated dating refers to dating activities involving the exchange of money.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsPolitics & Law
    日に本ほんの社しゃ会かいでは、援えん助じょ交こう際さいが倫りん理り的てきな議ぎ論ろんの対たい象しょうとなることがある。

    In Japanese society, compensated dating can sometimes be the subject of ethical debate.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsPolitics & LawReligion & Philosophy
    援えん助じょ交こう際さいを防ぼう止しするため、教きょう育いく機き関かんや政せい府ふが啓けい発はつ活かつ動どうを行おこなっている。

    To prevent compensated dating, educational institutions and the government are conducting awareness campaigns.

    KMT9Politics & LawEducationCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    援
    abet・help・save
    助
    たす.ける・たす.かる・す.ける・すけ…(1)
    help・rescue・assist
    交
    まじ.わる・まじ.える・ま.じる・まじ.る・ま.ざる・ま.ぜる…(6)
    mingle・mixing・association・coming & going
    際
    きわ・-ぎわ…(2)
    occasion・side・edge・verge・dangerous…(4)
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