Word Meaning 女衒

ぜげん zegen

女衒 is read as ぜげん (zegen) and means someone who makes their living selling women into prostitution.

Meaning

English

  1. someone who makes their living selling women into prostitution
  2. pimp
  3. procurer

Reading

Kana

ぜげん

Romaji

zegen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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女房

にょうぼう

wife (esp. one's own wife)

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feminine gender

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proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop)

女官

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court lady

女優

じょゆう

actress

女子

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woman

女郎

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prostitute (esp. Edo period)

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おんな

female

女の子

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young woman

女形

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female partner (in a relationship)