フウゾク
Meanings
Noun
1. ある時代や地域、階層などを特徴づける生活上のしきたり。習俗。風習。世態。民俗。生活文化。
2. 風紀。
3. 身なり。服装。
4. 物腰。身のこなし。
5. 性風俗産業、または性風俗関連特殊営業の略。俗に「フーゾク」とも表記される。
Pitch accent
ウゾク
Composed of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
sex establishment; brothel
woman who works in the sex industry
manners and customs; customs and habits
genre picture; painting depicting customs
sexual culture; sexual mores; prostitution
folk songs; regional ballads
corruption of public morals; an offense against public morality
businesses offering food and entertainment; cabaret, club, gambling and restaurant businesses; sex industry; sex-related businesses
manners, customs and popular sentiments
novel depicting customs and manners of the day
good morals; public order
offense against public morals; morals offense; vice crime
(of the) genre painting style; (of the) style of painting that depicts people's customs and manners; (of the) type of painting that denotes the life of ordinary people
offense against public morals; morals offense; vice crime
star of the demimonde
Examples (2 in total)
The old custom is still kept up in that district.
Have you heard the rumor that Mary works in the sex industry?