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Kanji Detail for 淫 - "excessive, indulgent, lustful"
淫
- Meaning
淫 means "excessive, indulgent, lustful."
Excessive - Going beyond proper limits.
Indulgent - Giving in to desires.
Licentious - Sexually immoral.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
lewdness; licentiousness
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
obscene, licentious, lewd
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
excess; excessive; wanton; lewd; lascivious; obscene; depraved
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
obscene, licentious, lewd, kinky
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Excessive. Anything excessive is called 淫. As in excessive rain is called 淫雨, excessive punishment is called 淫刑, 淫威. | To confuse. Mencius says: "Wealth and honor cannot confuse him" (富貴不能淫), meaning they cannot move his heart. | Evil. As in an evil friend is called 淫朋. Worshipping evil spirits and wild ghosts is called 淫祀, 淫祠. | Men and women not observing propriety in relations is called 淫. As in 淫蕩 (licentious), 淫亂 (promiscuous).
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