What is the difference between 売女 vs 街娼? After reading, What's the difference between and (or )?, I did a few word searches. Jisho lists multiple words when searching for the term Whore: * \- prostitute; whore​ * \- prostitute; whore; streetwalker​ Can someone explain the difference? See also: * Multiple common kanji for a word: which to use?

Both {} and {} are derogatory terms. So, they aren't used at all. The following are more often heard:

{} is used as "prostitute".

{}) is used as "streetwalker"​.

These words do not connote " _puta madre_ " in Spanish. So you can't use them as a compliment.