買春

Verb

 * 1) to buy wine
 * 2) to get scenes of springtime
 * 3) to visit a prostitute

Etymology 1
Probably ultimately from.

Date of first use in Japanese is uncertain.

Noun

 * 1) buying of sex, a visit to a prostitute

Verb

 * 1) to buy sex, to visit a prostitute

Etymology 2
Phonological re-analysis of, replacing the on'yomi reading of bai with the kun'yomi reading of kai to avoid ambiguity with.

Date of first use is uncertain, but it would be before the inclusion of this term in the 1999 law.

Noun

 * 1) buying of sex

Verb

 * 1) to buy sex

Usage notes
is the more common reading for to distinguish this from homophonic.