noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Messages.form.
  1. prostitution.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
売淫 ばいいん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sell
う.る バイ うり (2nd, N4)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
lewdness, licentiousness
イン ひた.す ほしいまま (11th)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
wish, desire, long for
paw radical
9th calendar sign
みずのえ ジン ニン (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)