Word Meaning 女郎買い

じょろうかい joroukai

女郎買い is read as じょろうかい (joroukai) and means buying the services of a prostitute.

Meaning

English

  1. buying the services of a prostitute
  2. whoring

Reading

Kana

じょろうかい

Romaji

joroukai

Writing Variants

  • 女郎買 じょろうかい joroukai
  • 女郎買 じょろかい jorokai
  • 女郎買い じょろかい jorokai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 50238 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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局女郎

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