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

おんな

female

女王

じょおう

female champion

女房

にょうぼ

wife (esp. one's own wife)

女性

じょせい

feminine gender

女神

めがみ

goddess

女将

おかみ

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

女官

じょかん

court lady

女優

じょゆう

actress

女子

じょし

woman

女郎

じょろ

prostitute (esp. Edo period)

女の子

おんなのこ

young woman

女形

おやま

female partner (in a relationship)