パン助

パン助

Japanese

Kanji in this term
助
すけ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
パンスケ

Etymology

Blend of パンパン (panpan, “prostitute”, particularly a prostitute servicing foreign soldiers during the Occupation of Japan; of uncertain derivation) +‎ 助 (suke, common element in names, and underworld slang for “woman, girl”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) パ​ンすけ [páꜜǹsùkè] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
• IPA^(key): [pã̠ɰ̃sɨᵝke̞]

Noun

パン助(すけ) • (pansuke) 

1. (slang, dated, derogatory) a prostitute, a whore

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:娼婦

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN