しょ

noun

  1. brothel.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
娼館 しょうかん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

prostitute
ショウ あそびめ (Kentei Pre-1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
prosperous, bright, clear
ショウ さかん まさ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
building, mansion, large building
カン たて やかた (3rd, N4)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
bureaucrat, the government, organ
カン (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)