売ばい春しゅん婦ふ

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

A formal or legal term for a person who engages in prostitution. In everyday conversation, more common euphemisms or slang may be used.

sell

春springtime, spring (season)

婦lady, woman, wife

娼しょう婦ふ
A more literary or old-fashioned term for a prostitute, often with a stronger connotation of a 'fallen woman'.
風ふう俗ぞく嬢じょう
A common euphemism for a woman working in the sex industry, specifically in 'fuzoku' establishments.

Compound of 売春 (baishun, 'prostitution') + 婦 (fu, 'woman, lady'). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese construction.