ふうぞく
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。
Kanji used
wind
common
Pitch accent
うぞく
Top 16900
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
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
star of the demimonde
offense against public morals; morals offense; vice crime
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?