まくら
枕
えい
営
ぎょう
業

noun

  1. trading sexual favors (for career advancement, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
まくら
枕
えい
営
ぎょう
業
 枕営業 まくらえいぎょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pillow
まくら　チン　シン (11th)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
to move on, doubtful
イン　ユ　おこた.る
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
camp, perform, build
エイ　いとな.む (5th, N2)
to learn(𦥯) variant
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spine, backbone
ロ　リョ　せぼね (11th, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
business, vocation, arts
ギョウ　わざ　ゴウ (3rd, N4)
business(業) variant
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wooden instrument
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ　いま.だ　ビ (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)